'I am prepared to put my arse on the table...'
06/01/2017 … • '2016 saw you take my favourite comedian Ronnie Corbett, my favourite musician Keith Emerson, my favourite magician Paul Daniels and my favourite DJ Terry Wogan…please…
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 06 January 2017
Shappi Khorsandi withdraws from book prize
'I felt my skin colour was up for an award'
06/01/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has pulled out of a book award for ethnic minority writers because she didn’t want to be judged on her skin colour.
Thu 05 January 2017
© Stuart Hogben Festival wants more Latitude
05/01/2017 … The Latitude Festival is bidding to be bigger than ever this year.
Radio 4 wants Paul Sinha to do more History Revision
05/01/2017 … RADIO 4 has ordered a third series of Paul Sinha’s History Revision, after it won the international Rose d’Or award for best radio comedy last year.
Awards for handing out awards...
WGA shortlists Ricky Gervais for Golden Globes script
05/01/2017 … Ricky Gervais has been shortlisted for a Writers’ Guild Of America award for hosting the Golden Globe Awards.
Shappi Khorsandi up for book award
For her debut novel Nina Is Not OK
05/01/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has been longlisted for a literary award.
Wed 04 January 2017
Benidorm duo star in new sitcom
Created by Early Doors and Not Going Out writers
04/01/2017 … Benidorm duo Denise Welch and Siobhan Finneran are to star in a new Radio 2 comedy.
© BBC BBC snaps up Luisa Omielan's What Would Beyoncé Do?!
Stand-up special to air on Valentine's Day
04/01/2017 … The BBC is to air Luisa Omielan’s stand-up show What Would Beyoncé Do?! She is taping a new version of the show in London later this month, to air on BBC…