2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 15 July 2017
Sally Phillips to curate The Museum Of Curiosity
New sidekick for John Lloyd's Radio 4 show
15/07/2017 … Sally Phillips is set to be the next curator of Radio 4’s Museum Of Curiosity.
Fri 14 July 2017
Another BBC New Comedy Award heat winner named
Aaron Simmonds males the semis
14/07/2017 … Aaron Simmonds has won tonight’s heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions New sitcom for Car Share's Sian Gibson
...as BBC launches a comedy bursary for Northern women
14/07/2017 … Car Share star Sian Gibson is developing a new sitcom with the BBC.
Launch date for Nick Helm's food travel show
14/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has revealed the launch date of comedy food travelogue Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm.
Thu 13 July 2017
© Channel 4 Carrie Fisher up for an Emmy
Posthumous honour for her role in Catastrophe
13/07/2017 … Carrie Fisher has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy award for her role in Catastrophe.
Miranda's Sarah Hadland joins Jason Manford cartoon
Daisy & Ollie launches in October
13/07/2017 … Miranda star Sarah Hadland has joined the cast of Jason Manford’s forthcoming kids’ cartoon Daisy & Ollie.
Patton is Patt-off
Oswalt cancels London and Galway dates
13/07/2017 … Patton Oswalt has cancelled his upcoming shows in Galway and London.