All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
No investigation over Comic Relief complaints
24/04/2017 … Ofcom says it will not investigate complaints about this year's Red Nose Day telethon The watchdog received 338 complaints in total about last month’s…
New event with writers Marks & Gran
24/04/2017 … Comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran are to discuss the future of sitcom at an event in London next month.
Entries open for public panellist position
24/04/2017 … Entries have opened to be a ‘people’s panellist’ on this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
BBC films from Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos
24/04/2017 … Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos are to present a two-part BBC documentary series about the history of homosexual and transgender rights.
Dark comedy-drama commissioned
24/04/2017 … Channel 4 is making a ‘darkly comic’ series based on The End Of The Fucking World graphic novels.
Hannah Gadsby sells out quickly
24/04/2017 … Hannah Gadsby sold out a 1,000 seat venue in just 20 minutes this morning, on the back of winning the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
24/04/2017 … South African comic Nik Rabinowitz– who calls himself Africa's funniest Jew – has announced three London dates.
Stefan Golaszewski wins Bafta for writing BBC Two comedy
23/04/2017 … Stefan Golaszewski has won a Bafta award for creating the BBC Two comedy Mum.
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