Jonny Awsum appears on Britain's Got Talent
...and gets Ant & Dec on stage
22/04/2017 … Jonny Awsum is to appear on tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 22 April 2017
Fri 21 April 2017
Steve Coogan to release music single
Can he outperform Tony Ferrino?
21/04/2017 … Steve Coogan is to release his first music single in more than 20 years.
Kevin Bridges to perform for Barack Obama
At a charity event in Edinburgh
21/04/2017 … Barack Obama could be about to find out what an ‘empty’ is.
Brexit means... a TV show for these comics
Stand-ups tour Europe for Viceland
21/04/2017 … A group of young UK comedians are to star in a new TV show about Britain’s relationship with the EU.
Rob Delaney announces London dates
Two-week run for Catastrophe star
21/04/2017 … Catastrophe co-creator Rob Delaney is bringing his stand-up show Meat back to London.
Ross Noble to appear in Young Frankenstein
Playing Igor in new musical version
21/04/2017 … Ross Noble is to appear in the new musical stage version of the Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein.
Stand-up novel nominated for Booker Prize
A Horse Walks Into A Bar describes comic's breakdown
21/04/2017 … A novel based on a single fictional stand-up set has been nominated for this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Mark Thomas releases script collection
Annotated transcripts of his last three shows
21/04/2017 … Mark Thomas is releasing the scripts from his last three acclaimed one-man stage show in a new book.