HBO renews Veep and Silicon Valley
25/05/2017 … Veep and Silicon Valley have both been renewed for an extra season The shows end their sixth and fourth seasons respectively on June 25 - but broadcaster HBO…
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 25 May 2017
The Great British Joke-Off
Tom Allen hosts new panel show pilot
25/05/2017 … Tom Allen is hosting the pilot of a pared-back panel show that focusses only on jokes.
Revealed: Who's on Chortle's Fast Fringe
So many comedians, so little time
25/05/2017 … Chortle can today unveil the line-up for this year’s London Fast Fringe – showcasing 28 Edinburgh-bound acts in bite-size chunks.
© Comedy Central How Jimmy Carr missed out on a movie role
He was nearly in Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice
25/05/2017 … Jimmy Carr almost had a role in the American film Don’t Think Twice - but was cut before the movie was shot.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Ken Dodd becomes patron of Shakespeare North
Project to build Elizabethan-style theatre
25/05/2017 … Sir Ken Dodd has become a patron of Shakespeare North.
© BBC BBC Store closes
Outlet for old shows couldn't compete with Netflix
25/05/2017 … The BBC Store – which sold digital downloads of old programmes – is to close down after just 18 months.
BBC launches Felix Dexter bursary
Help for comedy writers from ethnic minorities
25/05/2017 … The BBC has officially launched its bursary for new black, Asian and minority ethnic writers in honour of Felix Dexter.
© Steve Ullathorne Radio 4 comedy series for Damien Slash
25/05/2017 … Damien Slash is to star in his first Radio 4 comedy series.