© BBC/So Television/Christopher Baines Comics make Hay
04/04/2017 … Sandi Toksvig, Graham Norton and Eddie Izzard are to appear at the Hay Festival from next month.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 04 April 2017
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President Trump gets his own Comedy Central show
Courtesy of impersonator Anthony Atamanuik
04/04/2017 … Donald Trump has landed his own Comedy Central show… in the guise of an impressionist.
Phill Jupitus leads Greater Manchester Fringe highlights
04/04/2017 … The Greater Manchester Fringe has unveiled its 2017 programme.
Stephen Fry's The Hippopotamus to open comedy film fest
...And Every Brilliant Thing to close it
04/04/2017 … The film version of Stephen Fry’s comic novel The Hippopotamus is to open the sixth LOCO London Comedy Film Festival next month, it has been announced.
Russell Peters rapped over 'inappropriate' jokes
Even a Canadian government Minister gets involved
04/04/2017 … Canadian comic Russell Peters has been criticised for jokes he made at the nation's biggest music awards.
'It got outta hand'
US comic Mike Epps apologises for bringing kangaroo on stage
04/04/2017 … American comedian Mike Epps has been forced to apologise after bringing a kangaroo on stage during his live show.
Victoria Wood wins Comedy Legend award
Handed out by Leicester Comedy Festival
04/04/2017 … Victoria Wood has posthumously received the Legend of Comedy Award handed out by the Leicester Comedy Festival.