BBC entertainment executive stands down
Alan Tyler had worked with Michael McIntyre, Mrs Brown and Sarah Millican
21/07/2017 … BBC entertainment executive Alan Tyler is to leave the Corporation after more than a decade.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 21 July 2017
Comedy Blap from Handmaid’s Tale star
O-T Fagbenle plays washed-up boy band star
21/07/2017 … Channel 4 has slipped out a new series of Comedy Blap shorts featuring The Handmaid's Tale star O-T Fagbenle.
© Isabelle Adam Daniel Kitson slammed for using racist slur
'You're not entitled to that word,' says writer
21/07/2017 … Daniel Kitson has been called out for using a racist slur in his new stand-up show.
Gatiss and Shearsmith revive The Blood On Satan's Claw
New audio recording of classic horror
21/07/2017 … League Of Gentlemen duo Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith are recording a new version of 1970s horror classic The Blood On Satan’s Claw.
Romesh Ranganathan to make Richard Pryor film
Documentary about his comedy hero
21/07/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has made a film about his idol Richard Pryor, Chortle can reveal.
Thu 20 July 2017
More British comics added to Montreal's Just For Laughs
Filming sets for Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud
20/07/2017 … A host of British comedians have been added to the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal next week.
© Tara Rowse Harry Enfield to star in a sitcom about capital punishment
With a cast of top young comedians
20/07/2017 … Harry Enfield and newsreader Jon Snow are to star in a new satirical sitcom about capital punishment, Chortle can reveal.
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The Daily Show comes to Amazon devices
20/07/2017 … The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is coming to Amazon Alexa.