75th Golden Globe nominees out
Shortlists for comedy categories
12/12/2017 … The nominees have been announced for the 75th Golden Globe awards.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 12 December 2017
A cracker of a joke?
Winners of Gold's festive gag contest revealed
12/12/2017 … A pun about Theresa May’s ‘strong and stable’ mantra has won a competition to find the best topical Christmas cracker joke Samuel Williams,…
Mon 11 December 2017
Bifa wins for Death Of Stalin
Iannucci’s satire scooped four awards
11/12/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s The Death Of Stalin won four accolades at the British Independent Film Awards last night Simon Russell Beale won best supporting…
He's doing O-Kay
Peter's wealth swells by £1.9million
11/12/2017 … Peter Kay is earning more than £5,000 a day – even before he embarks on his mammoth UK arena tour.
Sun 10 December 2017
'Drunk' Hannibal Buress arrested
Video shows him arguing with cops
10/12/2017 … US comic Hannibal Buress was arrested in the early hours of this morning for being drunk.
Craig Ferguson ripped off my pubes joke
Comic Ariane Sherine's claims over 'Hitler moustache' gag
10/12/2017 … Comedian Ariane Sherine reckons Craig Fergusson ripped off her idea in his new Netflix special.
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Taskmaster seeks its champion of champions
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
10/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.