Lefty Scum go on tour
20/06/2017 … Three socialist comedy and music acts are combining for a UK tour under the title Lefty Scum.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 20 June 2017
© C4 New comedians recruited as Last Leg Correspondents
20/06/2017 … Some of Britain’s best up-and-coming comics have been recruited as ‘correspondents’ for the Last Leg in a new spin-off series.
John Cleese wins audio prize
Accolade for his So Anyway... memoirs
20/06/2017 … The audiobook of John Cleese’s memoirs has won a major international radio prize.
Patton Oswalt to headline Galway comedy fest
20/06/2017 … Patton Oswalt is to make a rare Irish appearance, headlining this year’s Galway comedy festival.
Jason Manford in Grenfell Tower fundraiser
20/06/2017 … Jason Manford and Mark Thomas are taking part in a West End benefit for the victims of the Grenfell Tower inferno on Saturday.
Mon 19 June 2017
Mumsnet commissions web comedy series
19/06/2017 … Mumsnet has commissioned its a web comedy series starring Kevin Bishop.
Animal House star Stephen Furst dies at 63
Actor was Flounder in National Lampoon comedy
19/06/2017 … Stephen Furst, who played Flounder in National Lampoon's Animal House, has died at the age of 63.
© Stuart Hogben Russell Kane joins Edinburgh Comedy Gala
19/06/2017 … Russell Kane has been announced as the second host of the Edinburgh Comedy Gala 2017 He will join Rob Beckett in hosting the annual Fringe benefit…