Blunkett brands TV prankster 'silly and pathetic'
Was Heydon Prowse exploiting peer's blindness?
30/06/2016 … David Blunkett has slammed TV prankster Heydon Prowse as 'pathetic' for trying to con him into smearing Jeremy Corbyn.
2016 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 30 June 2016
Ricky Gervais announces David Brent gigs
Two nights at Hammersmith Apollo
30/06/2016 … Ricky Gervais is to play two major gigs as David Brent.
Russell Kane does Question Time
30/06/2016 … ◼ RUSSELL KANE is to appear on Question Time tonight - the first episode of the news debate show since the EU referendum.
© CBS James Corden's talk show to air in the UK
30/06/2016 … The Late Late Show with James Corden is to be screened in the UK for the first time.
Digital demons
Awards for Spencer Jones, Successville and Chewing Gum
30/06/2016 … Spencer Jones, Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum have all scooped accolades at the Broadcast Digital Awards.
New tech stops phones recording gigs
30/06/2016 … Fans filming comedy shows on their phones could be a thing of a past, thanks to a new Apple invention.
Wed 29 June 2016
© Liberal Democrats / Creative Commons Lembit Opik tries comedy again
Ex-MP stars in Fringe musical about his 'heroic failures'
29/06/2016 … Lembit Opik is taking a second stab at a comedy career, by starring in a musical at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Shirley Ghostman gigs finally materialise
Cancelled shows back on – 12 months late
29/06/2016 … Gigs postponed by psychic comedy character Shirley Ghostman have finally been rescheduled – a full year after they were initially cancelled.