All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Hasan Minhaj is a relatively unknown choice
11/04/2017 … Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj has been named as the comedian performing at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
11/04/2017 … Tim Minchin’s Matilda The Musical will embark on a tour of Britain and Ireland from next year.
Two series of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ordered
11/04/2017 … Amazon has ordered a new comedy series based around a fictional female stand-up pioneer.
© YouTube/Giants Comedy 11/04/2017 … Will Hislop has won this year’s Musical Comedy Award.
© Rose d'Or New sitcom with Alison Steadman
11/04/2017 … The BBC has confirmed that John Cleese is returning to the corporation with a new sitcom called Edith.
Seventies sitcom gets a new treatment
11/04/2017 … Seventies sitcom The Liver Birds is being turned into a stage musical.
© BBC/House of Tomorrow 11/04/2017 … Philomena Cunk is up for two Baftas.
Drag queen's tale being developed for TV
10/04/2017 … The man behind Irish drag queen Panti Bliss has sold the rights to his story to a TV production company.
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