© BBC Mel & Sue to host The Generation Game
23/07/2017 … Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will be hosting a revived Generation Game, the BBC has confirmed today.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 23 July 2017
© BBC Sat 22 July 2017
© BBC / Fudge Park Too As funny as cancer
22/07/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
© BBC Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry left £1.9million
Split between his wife and mistress
22/07/2017 … Dad’s Army creator Jimmy Perry split his fortune between his wife and his long-term mistress, it has been revealed.
Fri 21 July 2017
Andy leads the Field
Another BBC semi-finalist named
21/07/2017 … Andy Field has won the fourth heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Sluggish ratings for The Mash Report
21/07/2017 … The Mash Report got off to a slow start in the ratings last night, Fronted by Nish Kumar, BBC Two’s topical show attracted 800,000 viewers at 10pm –…
BBC entertainment executive stands down
Alan Tyler had worked with Michael McIntyre, Mrs Brown and Sarah Millican
21/07/2017 … BBC entertainment executive Alan Tyler is to leave the Corporation after more than a decade.
Comedy Blap from Handmaid’s Tale star
O-T Fagbenle plays washed-up boy band star
21/07/2017 … Channel 4 has slipped out a new series of Comedy Blap shorts featuring The Handmaid's Tale star O-T Fagbenle.
© Isabelle Adam Daniel Kitson slammed for using racist slur
'You're not entitled to that word,' says writer
21/07/2017 … Daniel Kitson has been called out for using a racist slur in his new stand-up show.