All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
ITV orders impersonation panel show after succesful pilot
18/10/2017 … ITV has commissioned a new comedy panel show based on impressions Rory Bremner and Debra Stephenson are the team captains on The Imitation Game – which…
New deal with SiriusXM in the US
18/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais has signed a new deal which makes him the highest paid UK presenter on radio anywhere in the world.
Comedian responds to Charlyne Yi's accusations
18/10/2017 … Arrested Development star David Cross has denied charges of racism, after actress Charlyne Yi accused him of mocking her ethnicity.
Heart attack scare for Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll
18/10/2017 … Brendan O’Carroll has told of how he was rushed to hospital after a day filming Mrs Brown's Boys, thinking he was having a heart attack.
Sky1 adapts his children's novel
18/10/2017 … Here’s the first look at David Walliams as evil burger van owner Burt in the new TV adaptation of his children’s novel Ratburger.
© John Fleming Boost for Jody VandenBurg's Tunnel Club proje
18/10/2017 … A documentary about Malcolm Hardee has received a £5,000 boost after winning a film award.
Venue chain set to go into administration
17/10/2017 … Every Jongleurs comedy club night has been cancelled as the company that runs it has suspended operations.
17/10/2017 … A comedy benefit show raised more than £9,500 for Parkinson’s UK last night.
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