BBC comedy is 'too conservative'
Viewers demand more risk-taking in major Ofcom research
15/06/2017 … The BBC is weak on comedy and fails to take enough risks, viewers say.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 June 2017
© Steve Ullathorne Paul Merton: I wouldn't host Just A Minute
Comic rules out replacing Nicholas Parsons
15/06/2017 … Paul Merton says he has no interest in taking over as chairman of Just A Minute when Nicholas Parsons steps aside.
© BBC Bafta honours Henry Normal
Special award for comedy writer and producer
15/06/2017 … Comedy writer and producer Henry Normal is to receive a Bafta special award.
Honorary degree for Ruby Wax
Staffordshire Uni makes her a doctor
15/06/2017 … Ruby Wax is to be awarded an honorary degree by Staffordshire University.
Comics unite for Grenfell Tower victims
Daniel Kitson to host benefit gig
15/06/2017 … Some of Britain’s top political comics are hosting a fundraiser for those affected by the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower.
Tony Blair to appear in a Last Leg sketch
Comedy performance alongside Adam Hills & Co
15/06/2017 … Tony Blair is to appear in a comedy sketch on tomorrow night’s The Last Leg.
Wed 14 June 2017
Stand-up novel wins Man Booker Prize
International accolade for A Horse Walks Into A Bar
14/06/2017 … A novel based on a single fictional stand-up set has won this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Jack Whitehall joins C4's Host The Week
Second guest star on new comedy format
14/06/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to be one of the guest presenters of Channel 4’s new topical improvised sketch show Host The Week.