Man collapses at 'Grim Reaper' comedy gig
Drama at the Leicester festival
12/02/2017 … A man collapsed at a comedy gig tonight – after hearing jokes about death delivered by a man dressed as the Grim Reaper.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 12 February 2017
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan: I almost quit comedy
Stand-up reveals his lowest ebb, and the moment it all changed
12/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has revealed that was on the verge of quitting comedy until he won a stand-up competition.
Quickfire comedy?
Jack Whitehall tackles blaze (badly) on stage
12/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall had to fight a fire on stage on Friday night.
Newspaper thinks Alec Baldwin IS Donald Trump
12/02/2017 … He's not going to like this…President Trump has always been quick to show his upset at Alec Baldwin's blustering portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live.
Sat 11 February 2017
Fri 10 February 2017
Channel 4 comedy chief to quit
Phil Clarke and his No 2 Nerys Evans stand down
10/02/2017 … Channel 4’s head of comedy Phil Clarke is to step down to set up a production company with Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
© BBC/Matt Stronge 'Too posh for my liking'
10/02/2017 … • Russell Brand has left the agent whom he credited with creating turning his life around.
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Mike Myers to play the man who mentored him
New movie about improv svengali Del Close
10/02/2017 … Mike Myers is to play improv comedy legend Del Close in a new movie.