Revealed: David Walliams' next children's book
28/09/2017 … David Walliams has revealed the title of his next children’s book: Bad Dad.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 28 September 2017
Louis CK's Horace And Pete comes to the stage
Adaptation for Galway comedy festival
28/09/2017 … Louis CK’s cult black comedy Horace and Pete is being adapted for the stage.
Wed 27 September 2017
Alan Partridge takes on Belgian prostitutes for an Emmy
...and Taskmaster is nominated too
27/09/2017 … Alan Partridge will have to beat off some Flemish male prostitutes to land an International Emmy.
Bill Bailey to star in Midsomer Murders
27/09/2017 … Bill Bailey is to make a guest appearance in the next series of ITV drama Midsomer Murders.
Hack comedian...
Stephen Grant looks at life hacks in new TV series
27/09/2017 … Comedian Stephen Grant has landed his ‘dream job’ fronting a new pop-science TV show.
© Idil Sukan New book deal for Adam Kay
Follow-up to This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
27/09/2017 … Adam Kay has signed a ‘major’ book deal to write a follow-up to his medical memoirs This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor.
Matthew Holness to star in Scandi-noir spoof
27/09/2017 … Garth Marenghi star Matthew Holness is to record a spoof Scandi-noir detective series for Radio 4.
Irish broadcaster seeks the next comedy hits
RTÉ has its sights on the export market
27/09/2017 … Irish broadcaster RTÉ has launched a new scheme to fund comedy shows that it might be able to sell abroad.