Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley film a travelogue
07/10/2017 … Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to be reunited - and there will be plenty of Bolly involved.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 07 October 2017
Ricky Gervais returns to his radio roots
07/10/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Ralphie May dead at 45
US comic suffers cardiac arrest
07/10/2017 … America comedian Ralphie May has died at the age of 45.
Fri 06 October 2017
SImon Cowell plans a sitcom about... well, Simon Cowell
A&R revolves around middle-aged music mogul
06/10/2017 … Where does he get his ideas from? Simon Cowell is planning to make a sitcom about a middle-aged music mogul.
New entertainment chief for BBC Studios
Suzy Lamb joins from Thames TV
06/10/2017 … BBC Studios has appointed a new head of entertainment and music.
Revealed: The cast of Eric, Ernie & Me
Biopic of Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Baben
06/10/2017 … BBC Four has announced the cast for its one-off film about Morecambe and Wise’s writer Eddie Braben.
Thu 05 October 2017
Bath's Komedia goes community-owned
Venue wants locals to invest in its future
05/10/2017 … The Komedia comedy club in Bath is planning to go into community ownership, Chortle can reveal.
Fishing for funnies
BBC angling show for Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer
05/10/2017 … Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer are to front a new BBC Two series in which they go fishing together.