© BBC Susan Calman survives Strictly vote
19/11/2017 … Susan Calman has survived to dance another day.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 19 November 2017
© BBC 
Al Porter: I've been taken aback by the vitriol I've received
Comic issues statement as he quits radio show following groping allegations
19/11/2017 … Al Porter says he has been ‘taken aback’ by the ‘vitriol’ he has received following allegations that he groped fellow comedians.
© BBC Micky Flanagan: I can think of nothing more horrific than being middle-class
Comic appears on Desert Island Discs
19/11/2017 … Micky Flanagan says there would be 'nothing more horrific' than for him to be considered middle class.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Would I Lie To You is back (honest)
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
19/11/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
And YET MORE Peter Kay dates are added
Was there a cynical attempt to boost demand?
19/11/2017 … Yet more tickets have gone on sale for Peter Kay's first tour in eight years.
Sat 18 November 2017
© BBC Susan's Strictly struggle
Comedian Calman comes bottom of leaderboard
18/11/2017 … Susan Calman is fighting for her Strictly Come Dancing future after scoring just 25 points in tonight’s episode.
Al Porter steps aside from radio show
Following allegations he groped fellow comics
18/11/2017 … Al Porter is stepping aside from his radio show amid allegations that he groped fellow comedians.