© ITV Safeword gets a US remake
Kevin Hart among those who'll squirm on the new MTV version
28/06/2017 … ITV2 gameshow Safe Word is to be remade for the US.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 28 June 2017
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CBBC renews So Awkward
28/06/2017 … CBBC has commissioned a fourth series of its comedy series So Awkward.
Cannon and Ball play Vegas
For a new ITV show with other 1980s comics
28/06/2017 … Cannon and Ball are going to try to crack Vegas in a new ITV show.
BBC Two orders more White Gold
...and this time they're flogging dodgy timeshares
28/06/2017 … White Gold will return for a second series on BBC Two, with the story moving to Spain, Chortle can reveal.
Tue 27 June 2017
Barking Mad comedy agency shuts its doors
'The last few years have been ridiculously tough'
27/06/2017 … The Barking Mad Comedy agency has closed, with owner Chaz Collett blaming the state of the industry.
Shitfaced sign language
BSL interpreter takes on sozzled Shakespeare show
27/06/2017 … Shit-faced Shakespeare are to perform their first show with a British Sign Language interpreter.
Russell Brand to give the 'Alternative MacTaggart' speech
27/06/2017 … Russell Brand is to address TV executives at the prestigious Alternative MacTaggart lecture.
Honorary degrees for Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel
Kent University doles out the diplomas
27/06/2017 … Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel are to receive honorary degrees from the University of Kent next month.