John Oliver to make his first appearance on a British TV show in 12 years
28/11/2017 … John Oliver is to make his first appearance on a British TV show in almost 12 years.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 28 November 2017
Greg Davies tapes Netflix special
...and Jim Jefferies is to shoot his London stand-up show too
28/11/2017 … Greg Davies has become the latest British comic to land a Netflix special.
BBC to celebrate the 'nasty women' of comedy
Tribute radio show in the works
28/11/2017 … The BBC is to air a tribute to ‘feisty female comedians’.
© ust For Laughs/ Susan Moss Photography Which comedians are up for a Grammy award?
28/11/2017 … Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman, Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Hart are all up for a Grammy Award.
Julian Barratt to star in a film about a haunted dress
28/11/2017 … Julian Barratt has joined the cast of a new movie about a haunted dress.
Jack Whitehall to front World Cup series
Original commission for YouTube
28/11/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to front a YouTube series about next year’s football World Cup.
What on earth are we doing here?
Riddle of how comedians' photos came to be in a Canadian underpass
28/11/2017 … British-based comedians have been stunned to learn that their images are being used in a public art project in Canada.
Who are this year's Slapstick comedians?
28/11/2017 … Ade Edmondson, Lee Mack, Christopher Biggins and Jo Brand are among the stars set to appear at Bristol’s Slapstick comedy festival in January.