© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Time to go Inside No 9 again
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
31/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 31 December 2017
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Sat 30 December 2017
Cally’s Beaton the others
Winner of this year’s Piccadilly new act title
30/12/2017 … Cally Beaton won the Piccadilly Comedy new act of the year contest last night.
It's Showtime for Andrew Maxwell
30/12/2017 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 29 December 2017
Hugh Laurie is made a CBE
...as is Fresh Fields star Julia McKenzie
29/12/2017 … Hugh Laurie has been made a CBE in the New Year Honours.
Thu 28 December 2017
Stand-up sued over women-only comedy night
Iliza Shlesinger's 'no men allowed' gig accused of discrimination
28/12/2017 … American comic Iliza Shlesinger is being sued for discrimination after a man was turned away from an all-female stand-up night.
Johnny Vegas makes surprise panto appearance
Snow White's magic mirror comes to life
28/12/2017 … Johnny Vegas made a surprise appearance in panto at his hometown of St Helens last night.
Wed 27 December 2017
How I'm Alan Partridge was almost killed at birth
Writer Marber thought it was a terrible idea
27/12/2017 … Alan Partridge co-creator Patrick Marber almost put the kibosh on the sitcom that propelled the character to comedy royalty.
BBC orders Spencer Jones sitcom
Mister Winner picked up for full series
27/12/2017 … BBC One has ordered a full series of Mister Winner, the sitcom starring Spencer Jones as an accident-prone dolt.
Tue 26 December 2017
© BBC Studios/Alan Peebles 6.8million watch Mrs Brown's Boys
Beaten only by the Queen on Christmas Day
26/12/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most-watched show of Christmas Day after the Queen’s Speech.
Sun 24 December 2017
Comics act out their film star fantasies
Big charity gig based on movie hits
24/12/2017 … Comedians are to pay homage to the top 50 films in a mammoth charity gig next year.
© BBC Mrs Brown's Boys: D'Musical
Brendan O'Carroll plans to take singing spectacular on the road
24/12/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys is set to become a stage musical.
© BBC/Baby Cow A Partridge for Christmas
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
24/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio… Sunday December 24 RATBURGER: David Walliams stars as the owner of a fast-food van with a gruesome…
Enjoy a Bailey's at Christmas
The best live comedy of the next fortnight
24/12/2017 … The best of the forthcoming live comedy gigs, over this quiet period, interrupted only by the madness of New Year's Eve.
Sat 23 December 2017
Fri 22 December 2017
Happy New Year! Netflix to release TWO Dave Chappelle specials on Dec 31
Equanimity and The Bird Revelation
22/12/2017 … Netflix has announced that two new Dave Chappelle stand-up specials will be landing on New Year’s Eve.
Morecambe and Wise are still the best-remembered Christmas shows
22/12/2017 … The Morecambe & Wise Show remans the most memorable Christmas TV programme on British TV.
Ellie Taylor joins Radio 2 panel show
Team captain on Gaby’s Talking Pictures
22/12/2017 … Ellie Taylor is to join Radio 4’s movie-based panel show Gaby’s Talking Pictures as a team captain.
© Philafrenzy/CC BY-SA 4.0 Albany returns as comedy venue
22/12/2017 … The basement of the Albany pub in central London is to reopen as a comedy club.
Lenny Henry pilots new sketch show
For a primetime Saturday night slot
22/12/2017 … Lenny Henry is piloting a new sketch comedy show.
Blappy Christmas!
Channel 4 releases new batch of comedy shorts
22/12/2017 … Channel 4 has released a new batch of Comedy Blaps featuring the likes of Rhys Darby, Rufus Jones and – as Chortle previously reported – Felicity Ward.
Thu 21 December 2017
Fings are going well for Micky Flanagan
21/12/2017 … Micky Flanagan’s An’ Another Fing tour is the most downloaded stand-up title of 2017, as well as being the bestselling comedy DVD.
Radio 4 to launch a multicultural sketch show
...and they're looking for writers
21/12/2017 … Radio 4 is to launch a multicultural sketch show next year.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The movie?
21/12/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm is set to be made into a movie, according to star Jeff Garlin.
League Of Gentlemen announce new tour dates
21/12/2017 … The League of Gentlemen have announced eight more shows in their 2018 comeback tour.
Wed 20 December 2017
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The Office could be opening again
NBC 'plans to revive' US version
20/12/2017 … The US version of The Office could be coming back – but with many new cast members.
Leicester fest announces showcase line-ups
Including Comedian Of The Year and UK Pun Championship
20/12/2017 … Leicester's Comedy Festival has announced the line-ups for all its showcases of emerging comedians.
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Pun king joins Birmingham radio station
Breakfast job for Lovdev Barpaga
20/12/2017 … Comedian Lovdev Barpaga is to join Free Radio Birmingham in a shake-up the station its first local breakfast team in 15 years.
Tue 19 December 2017
© BBC Studios/Alan Peebles 'No gay, no show'
Mrs Brown's Boys won't go to Russia – as they wanted to axe Rory
19/12/2017 … Brendan O’Carroll says he turned down a Russian remake of Mrs Brown’s Boys, because they wanted to cut out gay character Rory.
© BBC 1m see League Of Gentlemen's return
19/12/2017 … Just over a million viewers watched The League Of Gentlemen return to TV after a 15-year absence last night.
Stone me! Ian is the Comics' Comic
Circuit acts name their 2017 favourites
19/12/2017 … Ian Stone has been named this year’s Comics’ Comic.
Mon 18 December 2017
Mohamed Omar takes New Comedian title
Final at Leicester Square Theatre tonight.
18/12/2017 … Mohamed Omar has been crowned this year's Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year.
Amazon passes on all its 2017 comedy pilots
Three shows all dropped, say US reports
18/12/2017 … Amazon has reportedly decided not not to pick up any of the three comedies it piloted last month.
Baddish news! Dave Gorman axes Modern Life Is Goodish
Comic says show is too demanding
18/12/2017 … Dave Gorman is to bring Modern Life Is Goodish to an end, because the stress of compiling the shows is too demanding.
Radio Sheffield hails Bobby Knutt
Late comic wins 'legend' award
18/12/2017 … The late Yorkshire comedian Bobby Knutt was honoured with an award by BBC Radio Sheffield today.
Basil The Rat joins Antiques Roadshow
Fawlty Towers prop in for valuation
18/12/2017 … The most famous rodent in British comedy history is to make a guest appearance on The Antiques Roadshow.
© BBC Rich Hall on 12 months of Trump
18/12/2017 … Rich Hall is returning to Radio 4 to examine the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Sun 17 December 2017
© ITV MXGA: Make Xmas Great Again!
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
17/12/2017 … Monday December 18LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN: We probably need say no more… A VERY welcome comeback for Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss to revive the…
Cockles at Christmas
The best of the week's live comedy
17/12/2017 … The best of the week’s live comedy.
Sat 16 December 2017
Law and disorder
Tony's radio show and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
16/12/2017 … This week's comedy on demand.
Fri 15 December 2017
Brennan Reece to voice new ITV2 show
Survival Of The Fittest is a sister show to Love Island
15/12/2017 … Brennan Reece is to voice ITV2’s new reality show Survival of the Fittest.
© BBC Goodnight Sweetheart: The Musical becomes a reality
Opening in Romford next September
15/12/2017 … The musical version of Goodnight Sweetheart is to open next September.
Go 8-Bit team unite for live show
15/12/2017 … The full cast of Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit are to perform their first live gig together And, of course, it’s based around video games.
© BBC League Of Gentlemen tour dates announced
Tickets go on sale next Wednesday
15/12/2017 … Full details of the League Of Gentlemen live tour have been released.
© Idil Sukan Nish Kumar to make Question Time debut
...appearing alongside Piers Morgan
15/12/2017 … Nish Kumar is to make his Question Time debut.
New Statesman revival is proving a real B'Stard
Writers admit plans have stalled
15/12/2017 … Plans to bring a revived version of The New Statesman to the screen have stalled because no broadcaster will broadcast such ‘scurrilous filth’, the comedy’s…
Curb Your Enthusiasm won't be curbed
15/12/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm is to return for a tenth season.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Vic and Bob are having more Big Nights Out
New series following comeback special
15/12/2017 … Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out is to return for four new episodes.
America tries to remake The IT Crowd... again
But this time Graham Linehan is involved
15/12/2017 … America is having another bite at remaking The IT Crowd.
Ricky Gervais's radio show comes to iTunes
UK listeners can buy Deadly Sirius episodes
15/12/2017 … Ricky Gervais’s radio show is being released as a series of paid-for downloads on iTunes.
Thu 14 December 2017
Hwrê! Elis James records a new Welsh language special
One of three screening this Christmas
14/12/2017 … Elis James has shot another Welsh language stand-up special.
© BBC/Ben Blackall The League Of Gentlemen to tour in 2018
Coming to a local venue near you...
14/12/2017 … The League Of Gentlemen are to embark on a live tour next year.
Comics get their Christmas shorts on
New slate of online films coming soon
14/12/2017 … Comedy production house Turtle Canyon is to release a new batch of films online next week.
Twitter to host an exclusive stand-up show
...as Romesh Ranganthan stars in a new ad for the service
14/12/2017 … A new stand-up show is to be released exclusively on Twitter.
Wed 13 December 2017
Geoff Norcott returns to Question Time
Conservative comic back on BBC flagship
13/12/2017 … Geoff Norcott is to make his second appearance on Question Time tomorrow.
© BBC BBC: Car Share episodes to go ahead as planned
TV shows unaffected by Peter Kay's tour cancellation
13/12/2017 … The special episodes of Peter Kay’s Car Share will be broadcast as planned, despite the comedian suddenly cancelling all 100 of his planned tour dates.
© BBC Give My Head Peace returns
New episodes for Northern Irish comedy
13/12/2017 … Northern Irish comedy series Give My Head Peace is to return for three new episodes next year.
Screen Actors Guild 2017 nominees out
Here are the comedy shortlists
13/12/2017 … As the awards season marches on, the Screen Actors Guild have announced their nominees.
Peter Kay axes his tour
Shock as 100 arena dates cancelled over 'family circumstances'
13/12/2017 … Peter Kay has cancelled his 100-date UK arena tour - less than a month after announcing it.
The comedy club that welcomes screaming babies
'Mums can be themselves without being judged'
13/12/2017 … Comic Alyssa Kyria has been speaking about how she set up a mother-and-baby comedy club with play Carly Smallman.
The crowd takes over Komedia!
Community ownership bid hits its target
13/12/2017 … Komedia Bath has hit its target to become a community-owned venue.
Susan Calman writes a Doctor Who story
For a new female-led anthology
13/12/2017 … Susan Calman has written a Doctor Who story for a new all-female anthology.
Tue 12 December 2017
© Andy Hollingworth 'This has been a huge error!'
Romesh Ranganathan sells just 200 tickets in a 5,900-seat venue
12/12/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan's attempts to crack America are struggling – with the comic having sold barely 200 tickets for his gig at the legendary Greek Theatre…
Jason Manford tapes new gameshow
Putting kids through their paces
12/12/2017 … Jason Manford is tape a new primetime ITV game show challenging parents to guess how their children will behave in certain situations What Would…
Marc Maron announces London and Dublin dates
12/12/2017 … Podcast pioneer Marc Maron has announced a UK date.
75th Golden Globe nominees out
Shortlists for comedy categories
12/12/2017 … The nominees have been announced for the 75th Golden Globe awards.
A cracker of a joke?
Winners of Gold's festive gag contest revealed
12/12/2017 … A pun about Theresa May’s ‘strong and stable’ mantra has won a competition to find the best topical Christmas cracker joke Samuel Williams,…
Mon 11 December 2017
Bifa wins for Death Of Stalin
Iannucci’s satire scooped four awards
11/12/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s The Death Of Stalin won four accolades at the British Independent Film Awards last night Simon Russell Beale won best supporting…
He's doing O-Kay
Peter's wealth swells by £1.9million
11/12/2017 … Peter Kay is earning more than £5,000 a day – even before he embarks on his mammoth UK arena tour.
Sun 10 December 2017
'Drunk' Hannibal Buress arrested
Video shows him arguing with cops
10/12/2017 … US comic Hannibal Buress was arrested in the early hours of this morning for being drunk.
Craig Ferguson ripped off my pubes joke
Comic Ariane Sherine's claims over 'Hitler moustache' gag
10/12/2017 … Comedian Ariane Sherine reckons Craig Fergusson ripped off her idea in his new Netflix special.
© BBC/Open Mike Productions 
Taskmaster seeks its champion of champions
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
10/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Mazel tov! Aaron Simmonds is Jewish Comedian Of The Year
10/12/2017 … Aaron Simmonds has been crowned Jewish Comedian of the Year.
Sat 09 December 2017
Bridget Christie announces 2018 tour
What Now? launches at Glasgow Comedy Festival
09/12/2017 … Bridget Christie has announced a 2018 tour of her new show, What Now? In it, she discusses finding a more enjoyable way of life away from Brexit, Donald Trump…
Fri 08 December 2017
Strictly improvised
Details of 2018's 50-hour Improvathon released
08/12/2017 … The annual 50-hour improvised comedy show is returning to London next year.
Four Candles script to be auctioned off
Who'll fork out for Ronnie Barker's handwritten words?
08/12/2017 … Ronnie Barker’s handwritten script for the classic Four Candles sketch is to go under the hammer again.
Is this Ireland's funniest joke?
08/12/2017 … Comic Sean Hegarty has been crowned the winner of a competition to find Ireland's Funniest Joke.
4 on tour
Several comics announce UK dates
08/12/2017 … Four comedians have announced tours this week.
Could you amuse a moose?
08/12/2017 … Entries have opened for Amused Moose Comedy's national new comic awards.
Syd Little and The Krankies check in to The Real Marigold Hotel
Comics join BBC One's reality show
08/12/2017 … Syd Little and the Krankies are among the celebrities taking part in the third series of The Real Marigold Hotel.
Jack Whitehall to host the Brit Awards
'It is the kind of show you dream of hosting as a kid'
08/12/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to host the Brit Awards for the first time next year.
Thu 07 December 2017
Comics back Komedia's community ownership bid
'A bold, canny step' says Mel Giedroyc
07/12/2017 … Comedy names including Mel Giedroyc and Nick Helm have joined a campaign to help Bath Komedia become a community-owned venue.
© C4 Dom Joly blasts YouTube plagiarist
Trigger Happy star rails against 'desperate, unpleasant' joke thief
07/12/2017 … Dom Joly has accused French YouTube prankster Rémi Gaillard of stealing his ideas.
James Acaster makes a Sky comedy short
...as does Badman star Humza Arsha and the internet's Charity Shop Sue
07/12/2017 … James Acaster and Diary Of A Badman star Humza Arshad have made Christmas comedy shorts for Sky.
Clubbing together for the homeless
26+ stand-up nights in one charity fundraising drive
07/12/2017 … At least 26 comedy clubs are combining to raise money to help the homeless next week.
Wed 06 December 2017
Hannah Gadsby writes her memoirs
Ten Steps To Nanette out in 2018
06/12/2017 … Hannah Gadsby is writing her memoirs.
Tue 05 December 2017
Watch the Bobby Thompson adverts 'banned' from TV
Trigger warning: The comedian is – shock! - smoking!
05/12/2017 … Here are the adverts for Sunderland comedy hero Bobby Thompson deemed unsuitable for broadcast.
Channel 5 buys Will & Grace comeback
Comedy returns to the UK in January
05/12/2017 … Channel 5 has acquired the rights to air the revived Will & Grace in the UK.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian First pictures from Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
05/12/2017 … Here are the first photographs for the long-awaited return of Vic Reeves's Big Night Out after more than 25 years.
© BBC Praisin' Palin
BBC to celebrate Michael's career
05/12/2017 … BBC Two is to celebrate Michael Palin’s career in an hour-long television special to be broadcast in the New Year.
Big Bang Theory star rejoins Roseanne
Johnny Galecki back in revived series
05/12/2017 … Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki is to return to Roseanne.
Damn The Torped-ho-ho-hos
Christmas special for forces' radio comedy
05/12/2017 … Forces radio BFBS is to record a Christmas special of its military-themed comedy sketch show, Damn the Torpedoes.
© BBC End-of-year TV special for Frankie Boyle
Comic returning to New World Order
05/12/2017 … Frankie Boyle is making an end-of-the-year special of his New World Order show for BBC Two.
Gary Delaney named UK's hardest-working comedian
05/12/2017 … Gary Delaney has been named this year’s ‘hardest working comedian’.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Mon 04 December 2017
© Roger A P Jones / Peril Design Elvis is The King (of the Midlands Comedy Awards)
Elvis Dead creator Rob Kemp wins three accolades
04/12/2017 … Rob Kemp – the man behind the cult hit Edinburgh show The Elvis Dead – has picked up three trophies at the Midlands Comedy Awards tonight.
© BBC Another Radio 4 show for Henry Normal
04/12/2017 … Henry Normal is returning to Radio 4 for another of his comic poetry shows.
Sun 03 December 2017
15 Storeys High back on the BBC
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
03/12/2017 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
Shell shocked
Adam Riches investigates a tortoise massacre... and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
03/12/2017 … The week’s best live comedy.
Sat 02 December 2017
Barack Obama set to become a cartoon hero
Quantum Leap-style comedy with Joe Biden
02/12/2017 … Barack Obama and his vice president Joe Biden are set to become time-travelling adventurers in a new animated comedy series.
Netflix backs off Haters Back Off
Miranda Sings series 'not renewed
02/12/2017 … Netflix has dropped Haters Back Off, its comedy series from YouTube star Miranda Sings.
Shappi Khorsandi voted out of I'm A Celebrity
Comedian is the first to leave show
02/12/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi last night become the first star to be eliminated from this season of I'm A Celebrity.
Fri 01 December 2017
Limmy returns to the BBC
Broadcaster to pick up comic's DIY sketch show
01/12/2017 … Limmy is making a surprise return to the BBC with his new sketch show – and he’s writing an autobiography, Chortle can reveal.
© BBC/Open Mike Productions 700k watch Live At The Apollo
01/12/2017 … Live At The Apollo drew an audience of 710,000 to BBC Two last night.
Jimmy Carr and Sharon Horgan advertise Jags
01/12/2017 … Jimmy Carr and Sharon Horgan are starring in new adverts for Jaguar cars.
© BBC/Ben Blackall Fans scramble for League Of Gentlemen tickets
A local screening for local people proves popular
01/12/2017 … Almost 35,000 fans have already asked for free tickets for advancing screenings of the BBC’s Christmas TV programmes including Doctor Who and League Of Gentlemen.
© BBC/James Stack Theatrical royalty join A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
What's the worst that could happen?
01/12/2017 … Sir Derek Jacobi and Dame Diana Rigg have joined the cast of te BBC One’s A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.
Dream on...
Sky orders a second series of Living The Dream
01/12/2017 … Sky One’s comedy-drama Living the Dream has been recommissioned for a second series.
Thu 30 November 2017
'I was Chinese Burned'
Lead Balloon star claims he was squeezed out of new BBC comedy
30/11/2017 … The co-star of Jack Dee sitcom Lead Balloon has launched a legal fight to be credited as co-creator of the new BBC comedy pilot Chinese Burn.
Gary Delaney announces Gagster's Paradise tour
30/11/2017 … Gary Delaney has announced a new UK tour starting next year.
Joanna Lumley announces her first UK tour
'Oh people! I think it will be fabulous'
30/11/2017 … Joanna Lumley is to embark on her first ever live tour.
Going Forward isn't going forward
30/11/2017 … Jo Brand's sitcom Going Forward has been dropped.
Wed 29 November 2017
'I want to apologise to all concerned'
Artist sorry for using comedians' images in Calgary subway
29/11/2017 … The artist who used images of British comedians for a project in a Canadian underpass without their permission has issued an apology.
© BBC 'The BBC should make an all-female Dad's Army'
MP calls for a 'Mum's Army' sitcom
29/11/2017 … An MP has called on the BBC to make a female reboot of Dad’s Army.
Chris Ramsey announces 2018 tour
...and Jeff Dunham reveals two arena dates
29/11/2017 … Chris Ramsey has announced a 2018 tour, based around the struggles of raising a small child.
© Kaitlyn Johnson/Daily Hive Tear it down!
City to remove artwork that used stolen pictures of comedians
29/11/2017 … The Canadian city of Calgary is to tear down the public art instillation that illicitly used pictures of UK-based comedians.
Tue 28 November 2017
BBC releases comedy hits as free iPlayer box sets
Christmas offerings include Inside No 9 and the Boosh
28/11/2017 … The BBC is to release some of its recent comedy hits as free-to-watch box sets on iPlayer.
When's Harry Hill's Tea-Time coming back?
28/11/2017 … Harry Hill’s Tea-Time will return to Sky One on January 2, it has been announced.
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.
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.
© BBC/Baby Cow A-has from the past!
Unseen Alan Partridge footage in new BBC documentary
28/11/2017 … The BBC is to mark the return of Alan Partridge with a documentary about the character’s rise featuring archive footage never previously broadcast.
Comedians animate the inanimate
Doodlebugs launches as part of BBC One's Christmas line-up
28/11/2017 … Comics including Kayvan Novak, Morgana Robinson, Spencer Jones and the Cardinal Burns duo are to give voices to everday objects in a new animated sketch show.
Mon 27 November 2017
Charlie Brooker cancels 2017 Wipe
Satirist too busy on other shows
27/11/2017 … Charlie Brooker will not be making a 2017 Wipe, he has announced.
BBC makes a Brexit sitcom
...about that tricky Irish border issue
27/11/2017 … The BBC is making a Brexit sitcom about the controversy surrounding the Irish border.
Comic apologises over Down's Syndrome line
Barry Castagnola vows never to use it again
27/11/2017 … Stand-up Barry Castagnola has apologised for making a joke comparing himself to ‘Daniel Craig with Down’s Syndrome’.
Micky Flanagan tops DVD chart
Selling more than his last release
27/11/2017 … Micky Flangan’s new release has entered the DVD charts at No 3.
© Petr Novák / Creative Commons Who's in Chris Morris's new movie?
Secret project was filmed in the Caribbean this summer
27/11/2017 … Chris Morris's new film stars Anna Kendrick and was shot in the Caribbean and US, Chortle can reveal.
© BBC Class Dismissed wins a Bafta
27/11/2017 … Sketch series Class Dismissed won a children’s Bafta award.
Who is Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2017?
27/11/2017 … Leo Kearse has been named 2017’s Scottish Comedian Of The Year.
© BBC Susan Calman waltzes out of Strictly
...but it's not her last dance
27/11/2017 … Susan Calman’s time on Strictly is over.
Sun 26 November 2017
It's a funny old world...
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
26/11/2017 … A quiet week on the comedy front this week, but here are a few TV and radio highlights.
Sat 25 November 2017
© BBC Calman cast adrift after nautical number
Susan bottom of the Strictly leaderboard again
25/11/2017 … Susan Calman has come bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard for the second week running.
Fire closes Komedia
25/11/2017 … Bath's Komedia venue has cancelled its comedy club tonight after a fire broke out.
'Shannon Matthews' is released
25/11/2017 … This week’s comedy on demand.
Felicity Ward shoots a Channel 4 Blap
25/11/2017 … Felicity Ward is making a Comedy Blap based on her anxiety issues and experience of having irritable bowel syndrome.
Fri 24 November 2017
Channel 4 apologises over IRA joke
24/11/2017 … Channel 4 has issued a qualified apology over a joke that made light of the Irish troubles.
Toast Of London is to return
Matt Berry reveals he is working on new episodes 'in my head'
24/11/2017 … Toast Of London is to return.
Top comics slash tour ticket prices
Half price deals for Black Friday
24/11/2017 … Several star comedians are joining in Black Friday - offering half price off their tour tickets.
From Chewing Gum to astrophysics
Michaela Coel hints at her next project
24/11/2017 … Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel is working on a project that explores ‘race, politics and astrophysics’.
Thu 23 November 2017
Martin Clunes pilots BBC One sitcom
Playing a grumpy driving instructor
23/11/2017 … Martin Clunes is set to star in his first sitcom since the Reggie Perrin remake.
Death Of Stalin wins independent film awards
Craft honours for Armando Iannucci's satire
23/11/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin has won three categories in the craft section of the British Independent Film Awards The political satire …
John Bishop to be In Conversation With more stars
23/11/2017 … John Bishop is to make a fourth series of his interview series In Conversation With… The W channel has ordered another ten hour-long episodes…
© UKTV Gold Double Broadcast Award nomination for Taskmaster
Dave show up for TV industry accolades
23/11/2017 … Taskmaster has been nominated for two accolades in the Broadcast Awards.
Kevin Bridges adds tour dates
'Brand New' show coming in 2018
23/11/2017 … Kevin Bridges has added an extra six dates to his Brand New tour.
Where can you see the new League Of Gentlemen first?
23/11/2017 … New episodes of The League of Gentlemen are to get their world premiere … in Hartlepool.
Wed 22 November 2017
Together at last: Sue Perkins and Kenneth Williams
Just A Minute mash-up... and other Christmas radio highlights
22/11/2017 … Comedians from across the decades are to face up to each other in a mash-up edition of Just A Minute marking he panel show’s 50th anniversary.
© BBC Lenny Henry to star in Neil Gaiman adaptation
22/11/2017 … Lenny Henry is to star in a BBC adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy story Anansi Boys.
Radio 4 to air rare Richard Pryor tapes
In a documentary fronted by Lenny Henry
22/11/2017 … Lenny Henry is to examine Richard Pryor’s most formative period in a new Radio 4 documentary.
The Scottish comedian of the year... could be French
22/11/2017 … A Frenchman could be named Scottish comedian of the year.
A rift? Not Likely
James Bolam denies a fallout with Rodney Bewes
22/11/2017 … The Likely Lads star James Bolam has denied there was any feud with his co-star Rodney Bewes, who died yesterday at the age of 79 Bewes once called his co-star…
© BBC BBC Two to air unseen Morecambe & Wise footage
Documentary to feature rare home movies
22/11/2017 … Unseen footage of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise will be screened in a new special on BBC Two this Christmas.
Taskmaster goes Danish
Scandinavian broadcaster to make its own version
22/11/2017 … Denmark is set to make its own version of Taskmaster.
Tue 21 November 2017
© Idil Sukan Adam Kay's NHS memoir named book of the year
In a public vote run through bookstores
21/11/2017 … Comedian Adam Kay’s account of his time working in the NHS has been named ‘book of the year’ by a public vote.
Noel Fielding to play Alice Cooper
...on the day he met Salvador Dali
21/11/2017 … Noel Fielding is to play Alice Cooper in a film telling the true story of the rock star’s meeting with Salvador Dali.
Sky One orders more Bounty Hunters
Jack Whitehall and Rosie Perez to return
21/11/2017 … Sky 1 has ordered a second series of Jack Whitehall action series Bounty Hunters.
Likely Lad Rodney Bewes dies
21/11/2017 … Likely Lads star Rodney Bewes has died at the age of 79.
Comics up for radio gongs
BBC Audio Drama Award nominees revealed
21/11/2017 … Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, John Finnemore, Marcus Brigstocke, and Sarah Kendall have all been shortlisted for radio comedy awards.
© Talkback When is Through The Keyhole coming back?
ITV announces Keith Lemon's return
21/11/2017 … ITV has announced the air date for the fifth season of Through the Keyhole.
Mrs Brown's star replaces Al Porter in panto
Rory Brown is the new Ugly Sister
21/11/2017 … Former Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan is to replace Al Porter in panto.
Peter Kay adds five more dates
2018/19 tour keeps expanding...
21/11/2017 … Peter Kay has added yet more dates to his 2018/2019 tour.
© Bafta From Successville to the Crystal Maze
Tom Davis takes part in celebrity Christmas special
21/11/2017 … As the puppet-master in Murder In Successville, Tom Davis is used to putting celebrities through their paces.
© UKTV Murder On The Blackpool Express is killing it
Comedy is Gold's most popular show ever
21/11/2017 … The comedy whodunnit Murder On The Blackpool Express has become the highest-rated show ever to air on Gold.
Alan Partridge wins an Emmy
International award for Scissored Isle
21/11/2017 … Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle has won an international Emmy Award.
© BBC Early Doors revived as a stage play
With creators Craig Cash and Phil Mealey
21/11/2017 … Early Doors is being revived as a stage play.
The last thoughts of Jim Hacker
Yes Prime Minister politician muses on Brexit
21/11/2017 … The last diary entries of Yes Prime Minister's Jim Hacker have been published.
Kevin Bridges announces 'Brand New' tour
21/11/2017 … Kevin Bridges has announced a new tour for 2018.
London Hughes Goes Dating
21/11/2017 … London Hughes is to take part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating.
Only Fools named Britain's favourite sitcom
New poll has Fawlty Towers second and Blackadder third
21/11/2017 … Only Fools And Horses has been voted Britain’s favourite sitcom.
Mon 20 November 2017
My Dad Wrote A Porno goes on tour
20/11/2017 … The team behind the hit podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno are to embark on a live tour next year.
Al Porter out of his panto role
Comedian steps down after groping allegations
20/11/2017 … Al Porter is stepping down from his role in pantomime this year following allegations he groped fellow comedians.
Sun 19 November 2017
Cosby Show's Grandpa Huxtable dies
19/11/2017 … Earle Hyman, who played Bill Cosby’s dad on his long-running sitcom, has died at the age of 91.
© ITV Shappi skydives into the jungle
19/11/2017 … Our daily kangaroo-testicle-sized round-up of what happened to Shappi Khorsandi in the I’m A Celebrity jungle… • The celebrities were paired…
Jeffrey Tambor quits Transparent
'I don't see how I can return' following harassment allegations
19/11/2017 … Jeffery Tambor has reportedly quit Transparent.
© BBC Susan Calman survives Strictly vote
19/11/2017 … Susan Calman has survived to dance another day.
Al Porter: I've been taken aback by the vitriol I've received
Comic issues statement as he quits radio show following groping allegations
19/11/2017 … Al Porter says he has been ‘taken aback’ by the ‘vitriol’ he has received following allegations that he groped fellow comedians.
© BBC Micky Flanagan: I can think of nothing more horrific than being middle-class
Comic appears on Desert Island Discs
19/11/2017 … Micky Flanagan says there would be 'nothing more horrific' than for him to be considered middle class.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Would I Lie To You is back (honest)
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
19/11/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
And YET MORE Peter Kay dates are added
Was there a cynical attempt to boost demand?
19/11/2017 … Yet more tickets have gone on sale for Peter Kay's first tour in eight years.
Sat 18 November 2017
© BBC Susan's Strictly struggle
Comedian Calman comes bottom of leaderboard
18/11/2017 … Susan Calman is fighting for her Strictly Come Dancing future after scoring just 25 points in tonight’s episode.
Al Porter steps aside from radio show
Following allegations he groped fellow comics
18/11/2017 … Al Porter is stepping aside from his radio show amid allegations that he groped fellow comedians.
© BBC Remembering Peter Cook on his 80th birthday
18/11/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
© Andy Crouch/Avalon Television It's within Spitting distance...
US broadcasters vie for revival of puppet satire
18/11/2017 … A proposed US remake of Spitting Image is at the centre of a bidding war in Hollywood.
Fri 17 November 2017
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Surprise! Peter Kay's Car Share to return
Story finale and improvised episode for 2018
17/11/2017 … Peter Kay's Car Share is to return next year.
Life of Brian gets a new 'welease'
Movie back in cinemas for its 40th anniversary
17/11/2017 … Monty Python’s Life of Brian is to return to cinemas next year to mark its 40th anniversary.
Second woman accuses Jeffrey Tambor of sexual harassment
Alleged misconduct on Transparent set
17/11/2017 … A second woman has come forward to accuse Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor of sexual harassment.
© Andy Hollingworth I want to make a Live At The Apollo with comics over 50
John Moloney's plan to balance TV's youth bias
17/11/2017 … John Moloney is shooting a stand-up series for comics over-50 in response to TV's bias towards young comedians.
Did BBC Scotland rip off this comedian's routine?
17/11/2017 … BBC Scotland has been accused of ripping off an up-and-coming stand-up.
Meet the comedian playing 7 countries in 7 languages in 7 days
'You have to keep challenging yourself'
17/11/2017 … A comedian is to perform seven gigs in seven languages in seven nations in seven days.
'Can you still love someone who did bad things?'
Sarah Silverman on her friend Louis CK
17/11/2017 … Sarah Silverman has responded to the revelations about Louis CK, admitting that she’s conflicted about how one of her best friends could have sexually harassed…
Thu 16 November 2017
Have we got complaints for you
Panel show causes most offence
16/11/2017 … Have I Got News for You has topped a list of complaints made to the BBC in the past two weeks The contentious episode, in which host Jo Brand took the all-male…
Comics get some Friday Night Feasts
16/11/2017 … Greg Davis, Sarah Millican Simon Pegg and Johnny Vegas are among the guests on the next series of Channel 4’s Friday Night Feasts.
Why we need to keep mocking Donald Trump
...even if the jokes aren't always funny
16/11/2017 … Comedians need to keep making jokes about Donald Trump – even if it’s hard to be original and near-impossible to exaggerate his failings for comic effect.
Scot Squad patrols River City
Mash-up sketch for Children In Need
16/11/2017 … Scot Squad and River City have joined together for a mash-up sketch for BBC's Children In Need.
Fist of Fun's 'Pie Master' dies
Bill Cashmore was also a writer and corporate speak
16/11/2017 … Actor Bill Cashmore – whose credits include Lee & Herring’s Fist Of Fun, Brass Eye and Men Behaving Badly – has died in his mid-50s.
Bah humbug! Comics unleash their inner Grinches
16/11/2017 … Mark Watson, Ellie Taylor and Richard Gadd are among the comics taking part in a new TV stand-up show in which they air their pet peeves about Christmas.
Peter Kay announces new tour
16/11/2017 … Peter Kay is to embark on his first stand-up tour in eight years.
Wed 15 November 2017
Richard Herring's new way of fundraising
Kickstarter launches a subscription service, Drip
15/11/2017 … Richard Herring has become the first British comedian to join a new Kickstarter service that allows fans to set up regular subscriptions.
© Ray Burminston 
Keith Barron dies at 83
15/11/2017 … Sitcom star Keith Barron has died at the age of 8 3after a short illness.
John Kearns announces UK tour
Dates for Don’t Worry They’re Here
15/11/2017 … Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns has announced a UK tour of his latest show, Don’t Worry They’re Here.
Chris Addison's movie gets a US release date
Remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
15/11/2017 … Chris Addison’s first movie as a director has been given a US release date… but no title.
© Channel 4 Back will be back
Channel 4 orders a second series of Mitchell and Webb comedy
15/11/2017 … Channel 4 has ordered a second series of David Mitchell and Robert Webb comedy Back.
Tue 14 November 2017
Can you make Wales laugh?
BBC seeks new comedies for the nation
14/11/2017 … The BBC is launching an initiative to find up to three new comedy programmes for BBC One in Wales.
Ian Boldsworth wins Mind award
14/11/2017 … Ian Boldsworth has won an award from mental health charity Mind for his podcasting.
Jeremy Hardy and Simon Evans return to Radio 4
14/11/2017 … Jeremy Hardy and Simon Evans are both returning to Radio 4 for new series.
Glasgow Comedy Fest gets a new sponsor
Whyte & Mackay back 2018 event
14/11/2017 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced a new sponsor: Whyte & Mackay whisky.
Michael McIntyre expands his Big World Tour
New gigs in Leeds and Liverpool
14/11/2017 … Michael McIntyre has added two more UK dates to his Big World Tour.
© Anders Krusberg / Peabody Awards/CC BY-SA 2.0 Louis CK's manager apologises
‘I profoundly regret not taking this seriously'
14/11/2017 … Louis CK’s former manager has apologised for ignoring reports of the comedian’s sexual misbehaviour.
BBC One orders A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
14/11/2017 … BBC One is to air A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong this December The festive one-off follows the success of last year’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong, pictured, which…
Mon 13 November 2017
Shappi Khorsandi joins I'm A Celebrity
13/11/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi is taking part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity… The comedian touched down in Brisbane today ahead of this year’s series…
John Thomson and Sally Phillips join Trollied
Sky sitcom to return for seventh series
13/11/2017 … John Thomson and Sally Phillips have joined the cast of Sky One sitcom Trollied.
Dave Gorman brings Power(point) to the people
13/11/2017 … Dave Gorman has announced a tour for autumn 2018.
Angus Deayton takes Radio Active on tour
Ten dates for the team in 2018
13/11/2017 … Angus Deayton is taking his career-making 1980s comedy Radio Active on tour.
Lano & Woodley reunite
Aussie Perrier-winners back together after 12 years
13/11/2017 … Australian comedy duo Lano & Woodley have announced a new tour down under – 12 years after their alleged ‘farewell’ tour.
Sun 12 November 2017
© Delightful Industries/Merman Continuing adventures in Motherland
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
12/11/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 11 November 2017
© BBC Tangotastic!
Susan Calman wows Strictly judges
11/11/2017 … Susan Calman tangoed her way to Blackpool on Strictly Come Dancing this week.
We wish you a Merry Kitson
Daniel announces tour of his festive storytelling show
11/11/2017 … Daniel Kitson has announced a tour of his festive storytelling show, A Show For Christmas.
Hollywood severs more ties with Louis CK
Deals collapse, management dumps him
11/11/2017 … Louis CK has been ostracised by Hollywood as fallout from his admission of sexual misconduct grows.
Fri 10 November 2017
Louis CK: These stories are all true
Comic admits to sexual misconduct as his career crumbles
10/11/2017 … Louis CK has admitted that the reports about his sexual misconduct are true.
Netflix axes Louis CK special
10/11/2017 … Claims of Louis CK’s inappropriate sexual behaviour have now cost him a Netflix special.
Now all screenings of Louis CK's movie are pulled
Distributor scraps release plans
10/11/2017 … The release of Louis CK’s new movie I Love You, Daddy has been scrapped following allegations against its creator.
© BBC Ed Westwick halts White Gold filming
Sitcom scenes on hold as actor fights rape claims
10/11/2017 … Filming of Ed Westwick’s scenes on the second series of BBC sitcom White Gold has been placed on hold amid rape accusations against him.
Jess to impress
Impersonator Robinson announces 2018 tour
10/11/2017 … Musical impressionist and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Jess Robinson is to go on tour in 2018.
Shappi Khorsandi announces 2018 tour
About the life of Lady Emma Hamilton
10/11/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has announced a 2018 tour of her latest show, Mistress and Misfit.
Red Dwarf plans a stage extravaganza
Crew set to land at London's O2 Arena
10/11/2017 … Red Dwarf is set to become a large-scale live show.
Margaret Cho: Sleazy producer demanded sex
'Sleep with me and get $1m for your movie'
10/11/2017 … Margaret Cho has revealed that a producer offered her $1million to make a film – but only if she would sleep with him.
Have you got a NATY comedy act?
Talent hunt seeks competitors for 2018
10/11/2017 … The annual NATY new act of the year competition has put out a call for entries.
Louis CK's reputation lies in tatters
Hollywood dumps comic as women speak out over sexual misconduct
10/11/2017 … The rumours that have been swirling around the comedy world for years were made public last night, as five women who accused Louis CK of sexual misconduct went public…
John Bishop extends his tour
26 new Winging It dates for 2018
10/11/2017 … John Bishop has announced an extra 26 shows in his Winging It tour for 2018.
Thu 09 November 2017
Kathy Griffin faints on stage
09/11/2017 … Kathy Griffin fainted on stage in Dublin last night.
Louis CK film premiere suddenly scrapped
Is a big story about his sexual activities about to drop?
09/11/2017 … The New York premiere of Louis CK’s controversial new film I Love You, Daddy has been pulled at the last minute.
John Bishop interviews Jeremy Corbyn
Extra episode added to his In Conversation With... series
09/11/2017 … John Bishop has added an extra episode to his In Conversation With.
Jim Davidson gig pulled at last minute
09/11/2017 … Jim Davidson’s show was pulled just 30 minutes before he was due on stage last night.
Count Arthur Strong to return to radio
...and he's going on tour in 2018
09/11/2017 … The BBC has commissioned two more episodes of Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
BBC boss: Local radio should nurture new comedy talent
Lord Hall cites Radio Norfolk project
09/11/2017 … BBC director-general Tony Hall has called on local radio stations to do more to nurture new comedy talent.
Top of the Notts
Simon Lomas scoops festival's new act title
09/11/2017 … Simon Lomas has been won the Nottingham Comedy Festival's new act of the year competition.
Wed 08 November 2017
BBC celebrates the world of stand-up
International showcase for the World Service
08/11/2017 … Britain’s international comedy scene is to be celebrated in a special World Service programme to be broadcast around the globe.
Giving John Shuttleworth a rest
Creator Graham Fellows goes on tour as himself
08/11/2017 … John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows is hanging up his purple leather jacket and putting his Yahama in storage – and performing his first tour as himself.
© BBC Motherland nurtures 1.3m viewers
Ratings success for BBC sitcom
08/11/2017 … Motherland attracted 1.
Chris Rock: 'Women cry rape because they want money'
08/11/2017 … Big comics may play small clubs to test out new material away from the glare of publicity… but Chris Rock has found out the hard way there are no guarantees.
Tue 07 November 2017
© Roger A P Jones / Peril Design Elvis Dead creator dominates Midlands Comedy Awards
Rob Kemp shortlisted in six categories
07/11/2017 … The creator of cult Edinburgh hit The Elvis Dead leads the nominations in this year’s Midlands Comedy Awards.
© BBC White Gold star accused of rape
But Ed Westwick says: 'I do not know this woma'
07/11/2017 … White Gold star Ed Westwick has been accused of raping an actress three years ago.
The Search Party continues
C4 buys second series of cult US comedy
07/11/2017 … Channel 4 has bright the second series of millennial mystery show Search Party for its on demand service All 4.
Lenny Henry: 'Comedy's rediscovered its punk spirit'
'We've been waiting for a bit of anarchy'
07/11/2017 … Comedians have rediscovered a punk spirit amid today’s political turmoil, Sir Lenny Henry says.
What a birthday present!
Kathryn Mather wins Beat The Frog World series
07/11/2017 … Former children's entertainer Kathryn Mather has won the annual new talent hunt run by Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy club.
More 'Bad Moves' for ITV
07/11/2017 … ITV has ordered a second series of Jack Dee’s comedy Bad Move.
Mon 06 November 2017
Rare Tony Hancock recordings released
06/11/2017 … The BBC has released a collection of rare Tony Hancock recordings on CD.
© BBC/BOC Productions Mrs Brown's tax avoiders
How sitcom stars sent their fees offshore
06/11/2017 … Three stars of Mrs Brown's Boys have been named as diverting more than £2million into an offshore tax-avoidance scheme.
Miranda Hart to host a festive C4 special
06/11/2017 … Miranda Hart is to host a Christmas special for Channel 4.
Billy Bailey announces London Christmas dates
Previewing his new Larks In Transit tour
06/11/2017 … Bill Bailey is launching his 2018 tour with a run of London dates over Christmas, it has been announced today.
New play charts Douglas Adams's writer's block
Inspired by a true story about the Hitchhiker's Guide author
06/11/2017 … The writer’s block Douglas Adams suffered as he agonised over the Hitchhiker’s Guide The Galaxy has been dramatised in a new stage play.
Sun 05 November 2017
© BBC The mother of all comedies
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
05/11/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 04 November 2017
© BBC Susan Calman's back in the jiving seat
Comic makes the top five in this week's Strictly
04/11/2017 … Susan Calman staged a remarkable comeback on Stricly Come Dancing tonight following her disappointing showing last week.
Fri 03 November 2017
Who will leap to the top?
Meet the 2017 Beat The Frog World Series finalists
03/11/2017 … The finalists have been named for this year’s Beat The Frog World Series competition run by Manchester’s Frog & Bucket comedy club.
Joe Pasquale hits the car boot sales
03/11/2017 … Joe Pasquale is to be among the celebrities taking part in a new daytime Channel 4 show baxedaround car boot sales.
Iliza Shlesinger announces UK dates
03/11/2017 … American comic Iliza Shlesinger is to play three UK dates next year.
Ross Noble announces 2018 tour dates
67 nights for El Hablador show
03/11/2017 … Ross Noble has announced his 16th tour show, El Hablador.
Thu 02 November 2017
Brendon O'Caroll sells off his cup final seats
02/11/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll is selling off his VIP box for this weekend’s Irish FA Cup final.
© Michael Prince BBC backs Peep Show duo
Commercial arm invests in writers' new company
02/11/2017 … The BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has bought a 20 per cent stake in a new production company formed by Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Comedy channel NextUp links with Amazon
Now a bolt-on for Prime subscribers
02/11/2017 … Stand-up on-demand service NextUp has signed a deal to make its comedy specials available via Amazon.
Bob Mortimer wins Taskmaster series 5
Now returns for a Champion of Champions challenge
02/11/2017 … Bob Mortimer is to take part in the Taskmaster ‘Champion of Champions’ special after triumphing in the fifth series last night.
Benidorm stage show to tour in 2018
'It'll be the brash comedy you've come to love'
02/11/2017 … Benidorm is being turned into a stage show that will tour the UK next year.
Four Weddings And A Funeral could become a TV show
02/11/2017 … American comedian Mindy Kaling is working on a US adaptation of Four Weddings And A Funeral for TV An anthology series of hour-long episodes inspired by the the…
Wed 01 November 2017
Flight of the Conchords add 11 dates
...as promoters clamp down on touts
01/11/2017 … Flight of the Conchords have announced 11 more dates in their UK and Ireland tour.
Omid Djalili releases stand-up special for free
...but asks for donations for cancer research
01/11/2017 … Omid Djalili has released his 2015 stand-up show Iranalamadingdong online for free.
Gilligan sells mo tickets
Comic fills London theatre 12 times over
01/11/2017 … Mo Gilligan has sold out 12 nights at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in 24 hours – despite having almost no mainstream profile.
© ITV Anna Maxwell Martin joins Good Omens
More casting news for Gaiman/Pratchett comedy
01/11/2017 … More casting has been announced for Good Omens, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s comedy fantasy.
Aziz Ansari accepts a Bafta award
...and he's pretty pissed off about it
01/11/2017 … Aziz Ansari has picked up Bafta’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence In Comedy in Los Angeles – and instantly blasted the prize.
Miranda Hart to host the Royal Variety Show
...but she's NOT the first woman to do so
01/11/2017 … Miranda Hart is to host this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
More for Leicester
Comedy fest grows again in its 25h year
01/11/2017 … Leicester Comedy Festival has launched its 2018 programme, featuring 836 events and 613 performers across 69 venues – making it 8.
Tue 31 October 2017
Tom Rhodes accuses fellow comic Louie Anderson of sexual assault
Stand-up says he was groped at 19
31/10/2017 … American comedian Tom Rhodes has accused fellow stand-up Louie Anderson of sexual assault.
Rob Rouse joins Radio Sheffield
31/10/2017 … Rob Rouse is joining BBC Radio Sheffield.
© David Shankbone/CC BY-SA 3.0 YouTube boost for female comics
New global scheme offers mentors and facilities
31/10/2017 … YouTube has launched a global programme to mentor and promote female comedy talent.
Billy Connolly gets knighted
Big Yin heads to Buckingham Palace today
31/10/2017 … Billy Connolly is to receive his knighthood today, just a few weeks before turning 75.
ITV orders more Cold Feet
31/10/2017 … ITV has commissioned an eighth series of Cold Feet.
Mon 30 October 2017
Lisa Casey is the Irish Comedian Of The Year
Taking the crown at Galway Comedy Carnival
30/10/2017 … Lisa Casey – pictured centre – has been crowned Irish Comedian of the Year 2017.
Gina Yashere to tape a Netflix special
Half-hour performance for The Standups series
30/10/2017 … Gina Yashere is to film a half-hour stand-up special for Netflix.
© BBC Found! Missing TIll Death To Us Part episode
Alf Garnett sitcom had been lost for 50 years
30/10/2017 … Another lost episode of controversial Sixties sitcom Till Death Us Do Part has been recovered.
Maria Bamford to make her London debut
Two nights announced for March
30/10/2017 … Maria Bamford is to play her first ever shows in England.
'Bit sick to make this up'
Limmy blasted over Simon Cowell death hoax
30/10/2017 … Limmy has been criticised for tweeting that Simon Cowell had died of a heart attack.
Ed Byrne joins Hitchhikers' Guide
As do Lenny Henry and Jim Broadbent
30/10/2017 … Ed Byrne has joined the cast of the new Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy series.
Russell Brand's up for debate
30/10/2017 … Russell Brand is working on a new TV show in which he will debate issues with members of the public.
Trevor Noah announces first ever UK arena date
30/10/2017 … Trevor Noah as announced his first ever UK arena date.
Sun 29 October 2017
Fun in the sun?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
29/10/2017 … This week's comedy on TV and radio.
Comics launch website to help the homeless
Sean Lock, Bill Bailey and Lee Mack get behind Nextmeal.co.uk
29/10/2017 … Sean Lock, Bill Bailey and Lee Mack are helping to launch a new website designed to help homeless people in London find out where their nearest hot meal is.
Stewart Lee returns to London
The best of the week's live comedy
29/10/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Susan Calman channels Game Of Thrones in Strictly
...but it's the judges who are breathing fire
29/10/2017 … Susan Calman has lived to dance another week in Strictly.
Sat 28 October 2017
Flight of the Conchords add another London date
...and where to get tickets for several cities at face value
28/10/2017 … Flight Of The Concords have added a second London date to their 2018 tour.
'Weird in an Adult Swim kinda way...'
28/10/2017 … The week's comedy on demand.
© BBC Lenny Henry makes Commonwealth documentary
28/10/2017 … Sir Lenny Henry is to present a BBC One documentary about the British Commonwealth.
Fri 27 October 2017
Rob Brydon roughs it with Bear Grylls
'If I have to die anywhere, it should be here'
27/10/2017 … Rob Brydon is to forego the comforts of the Michelin-starred restaurants and five-star hotels of The Trip for a trek in the wilds of Snowdonia with Bear Grylls.
Andy Zaltzman gets philosophical
Comic follows ancient schools of thought for R4 series
27/10/2017 … Comic Andy Zaltzman has spent three weeks living by the teachings of various ancient schools of philosophy for a new Radio 4 series.
Flight of the Conchords sell out in seconds
27/10/2017 … Tickets for Flight Of The Conchords’ UK tour sold out with seconds of going on sale this morning.
Australian channel gambles on comedy
New home for Britcoms and home-grown talent
27/10/2017 … Australian state broadcaster ABC is to dedicate its second TV channel entirely to comedy.
Thu 26 October 2017
© Bafta Gervais's 'platinum tickets' raise £200,000 for charity
Humanity boosts RSPCA and cancer causes
26/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais has raised £200,000 for charity from sales of premium tickets for his stand-up tour Humanity.
Joe Wilkinson joins the Moomins
Alongside Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade
26/10/2017 … Joe Wilkinson has joined the cast of Sky One’s revivial of the Moomins The comic will play the butterfly collecting Hemulen when the animated show,…
Hear Kurupt FM's new single
From the Lost Tapes recorded by the People Just Do Nothing stars
26/10/2017 … Kurupt FM revealed their new single for the first time on BBC Radio 1 Xtra last night.
Chevvy Chase announces UK date
An Audience With.. session in London
26/10/2017 … Chevy Chase has announced a London date.
Wed 25 October 2017
Netflix buys Ricky Gervais's Humanity special
Biggest deal yet for a UK stand-up
25/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais's stand-up special Humanity is to be released on Netflix.
© BBC/Avalon/Matt Frost Work starts on Not Going Out series 9
Episodes to be filmed from next month
25/10/2017 … Lee Mack is to start recording the ninth season of his BBC One sitcom Not Going Out from next month.
Web verticals! Content engagement! Production parameters!'
Yes, it's a new comedy internet channel ...
25/10/2017 … A new digital comedy channel is due to launch next momth, featuring actors and writers from Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central, and Veep.
Poptabulous news! Smashie's back
Paul Whitehouse revives the DJ for Christmas specials
25/10/2017 … Paul Whitehouse is to revive the character of radio DJ Mike ‘Smashie’ Smash for a new TV show this Christmas.
Jack Whitehall joins The Nutcracker
Major role in new Disney movie
25/10/2017 … Jack Whitehall has landed a major role in the forthcoming Disney blockbuster The Nutcracker And The Four Realms.
Benson star dies at 89
Robert Guillaume had prostate cancer
25/10/2017 … Robert Guillaume, who starred in the US sitcom Benson, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 89.
Tue 24 October 2017
Bafta hails Armando Iannucci
Outstanding achievement honour from the Scottish brancjh
24/10/2017 … Armando Iannucci is to be presented with the Scottish Bafta award for his outstanding contribution to film and television.
Look who's coming back!
First image of the League Of Gentlemen reunion
24/10/2017 … Here is the first image from the League Of Gentlemen revival shows coming to BBC Two this Christmas.
It's all about the Jewish jokes
Comedy festival line-up announced
24/10/2017 … David Baddiel, Shappi Khorsandi and Mark Steel are among the stand-ups appearing at this year’s UK Jewish Comedy Festival.
Comic shortlisted for major playwriting prize
'It's a massive shock,' says Archie Maddocks
24/10/2017 … Stand-up Archie Maddocks has been shortlisted for the largest playwriting award in Europe.
Buy Eric Morecambe's car
(...but he did suffer a heart attack in it)
24/10/2017 … The car Eric Morecambe was driving when he suffered his first heart attack is set to fetch around £100,000 when it is auctioned off next month.
Goodbye Sean
Comedy world says goodbye to a stand-up with the soul of an artist
24/10/2017 … It would have been the comedy line-up of the year.
Eddie Izzard's new bid to join Labour's ruling body
‘I’ve tried to give a voice to those who don't have one'
24/10/2017 … Eddie Izzard is standing for election to Labour Party's national executive committee.
Mon 23 October 2017
© BBC/Endemol Shine Mash Report to return in 2018
Nish Kumar to front six new episodes
23/10/2017 … The Mash Report is to return for a second series next year.
My Favorite Murder podcast comes to UK
Live show in Hammersmith Apollo
23/10/2017 … American true crime comedy podcast My Favorite Murder is to stage its first live show in the UK – in the 3,600-capacity Hammersmith Eventim Apollo The…
James Acaster to switch on Kettering's Christmas lights
So that's one up on Lindsay Lohan
23/10/2017 … James Acaster is to switch on the Christmas lights in his home town of Kettering.
Death of Stalin takes £1m
Strong opening weekend for Armando Iannucci's film
23/10/2017 … The Death Of Stalin got off to a strong start at the box office this weekend.
Al Murray returns to ITV after eight years
Pub Landlord to host Christmas special
23/10/2017 … Al Murray is returning to ITV for the first time in eight years with a Christmas special.
Conchords land in the UK again
23/10/2017 … Flight of the Conchords have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in more than seven years.
Sun 22 October 2017
Hazel O'Connor: Benny Hill assulted me
22/10/2017 … Punk star Hazel O'Connor claims Benny Hill forced himself on her at his London flat.
© BBC/Pete Dadds Tracey Breaks The News again
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
22/10/2017 … The best of this week’s comedy on radio and TV.
Catch more Fish
QI's podcast goes on tour, and the rest of the week's life comedy
22/10/2017 … The pick of the week's live comedy shows.
© BBC Voice contestant wins comedy title
Jordan Gray speaks about life as a transgender woman
22/10/2017 … A former contestant on The Voice has been crowned the Colchester New Comedian of the year in Essex.
Sat 21 October 2017
© BBC That was a cha-cha-challenge
Susan Calman comes bottom of the Strictly leaderboard
21/10/2017 … Susan Calman came joint last on Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard.
Nina tries to get the monkey off her back
21/10/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 20 October 2017
Mel Giedroyc does Shakespeare
Comic cast in Much Ado About Nothing
20/10/2017 … Mel Giedroyc is to take on a Shakespearean role in a new production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Bill Hicks' Revelations to be released on audio for the first time
20/10/2017 … Bill Hicks’s classic Revelations show will be come out as an audio release for the first time ever next month.
We wish you a Mary Christmas
Mel and Sue reunite with Ms Berry
20/10/2017 … Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are to reunite with Mary Berry for a one-off Christmas special.
Meerra Syal joins Annie
Following in Miranda Hart's footsteps
20/10/2017 … Meeral Syal is taking over as the big-name star of Annie in the West End.
Thu 19 October 2017
Rock solid ticket sales for Granite City comedy festival
19/10/2017 … Organisers of the Aberdeen Comedy Festival are celebrating after seeing audiences increase more than 30 per cent.
Eddie Izzard plays the cad
...as he's cast in a new Australian movie
19/10/2017 … Eddie Izzard is to star in a new Australian film about a woman left devastated after the end of a whirlwind romance with a British film star.
Just For Laughs founder quits as allegations swirl
Gilbert Rozon says sorry 'to all those who have been offended in my life'
19/10/2017 … Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, has stood down from the organisation he led to be a global comedy brand in the wake of abuse…
© UKTV Gold How to get your ideas on TV
Taskmaster's Alex Horne heads masterclass
19/10/2017 … Alex Horne and the other creators of Taskmaster are hosting a masterclass in how to get ideas onto TV.
BBC stays Mum
Comedy gets a third series before second has even aired
19/10/2017 … BBC Two has ordered a third series of its sitcom Mum, before the second has even aired.
And another children's book from David Walliams
19/10/2017 … David Walliams has announced his fifth picture book with illustrator Tony Ross.
© BBC / Alan Peebles Two Doors Down gets a Christmas special
...as Kieran Hodgson joins the cast
19/10/2017 … BBC Two has ordered a Christmas special for Two Doors Down.
Wed 18 October 2017
They must have made a good impression
ITV orders impersonation panel show after succesful pilot
18/10/2017 … ITV has commissioned a new comedy panel show based on impressions Rory Bremner and Debra Stephenson are the team captains on The Imitation Game – which…
Ricky Gervais becomes highest paid British radio presenter
New deal with SiriusXM in the US
18/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais has signed a new deal which makes him the highest paid UK presenter on radio anywhere in the world.
David Cross: I'm no racist
Comedian responds to Charlyne Yi's accusations
18/10/2017 … Arrested Development star David Cross has denied charges of racism, after actress Charlyne Yi accused him of mocking her ethnicity.
‘I thought I was a goner’
Heart attack scare for Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll
18/10/2017 … Brendan O’Carroll has told of how he was rushed to hospital after a day filming Mrs Brown's Boys, thinking he was having a heart attack.
First look at David Walliams in Ratburger
Sky1 adapts his children's novel
18/10/2017 … Here’s the first look at David Walliams as evil burger van owner Burt in the new TV adaptation of his children’s novel Ratburger.
© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee documentary wins £5k film prize
Boost for Jody VandenBurg's Tunnel Club proje
18/10/2017 … A documentary about Malcolm Hardee has received a £5,000 boost after winning a film award.
Tue 17 October 2017
Jongleurs clubs all close
Venue chain set to go into administration
17/10/2017 … Every Jongleurs comedy club night has been cancelled as the company that runs it has suspended operations.
Parkinson's benefit goes great shakes
17/10/2017 … A comedy benefit show raised more than £9,500 for Parkinson’s UK last night.
John Oliver backs new TV series from Wyatt Cenac
17/10/2017 … American comedian Wyatt Cenac is to star in a topical comic documentary series executive produced by John Oliver.
Lizzie Roper joins Grumpy Old Women
17/10/2017 … Comedian Lizzie Roper has joined the Grumpy Old Women team as they announce a new tour.
Comedy agent turns novelist
Hannah Begbie inspired by raising a son with cystic fibros
17/10/2017 … Former comedy agent Hannah Begbie has become a novelist, and has sold her first book to HarperFiction.
Trailer Park Boys star John Dunsworth dies
17/10/2017 … Trailer Park Boys star John Dunsworth has died at the age of 71 following a 'brief and unexpected illness’.
Mon 16 October 2017
© BBC/Colin Hutton The Upstart Crow flies again
16/10/2017 … The BBC has ordered a third series of Ben Elton’s Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow.
How Sean Hughes envisaged his own funeral
16/10/2017 … Sean Hughes – whose death at the age of 51 has been confirmed today – once wrote a poem about how he would like to be laid to rest.
Sean Hughes dies at 51
Former Buzzcocks star had been ill for a while
16/10/2017 … Comedian Sean Hughes has died at the age of 51 Fellow comedian Carl Donnelly broke the news on Facebook, posting: ‘He’s been ill for a while but has…
A key moment for Micky Flanagan...
Comic recognised for 21 dates at The O2
16/10/2017 … Micky Flanagan has been presented with the keys to The O2, after reaching the milestone of 21 performances at the London arena.
Tim Minchin joins the daily commute
...for a new Australian comedy series
16/10/2017 … Tim Minchin is to star in a new Australia comedy series about rush-hour commuters.
Extra UK dates for Jim Jefferies
16/10/2017 … Jim Jefferies has announced two extra dates to his brief 2018 UK tour.
James Corden blasted over Harvey Weinstein jokes
Comic apologises following backlash
16/10/2017 … James Corden has been forced to apologise after facing a huge backlash over jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein.
Sun 15 October 2017
Stand-up, up at The Stand
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
15/10/2017 … The week's comedy on radio and TV: Monday October 16 HOW TO BE CHAMPION: Sarah Millican reads from her memoir – the current Sunday Times…
50 hours of non-stop improv
15/10/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Sarah Millican tops bestseller chart
...which is dominated by comedians
15/10/2017 … Sarah Millican has topped the Sunday Times bestseller list with her first book How To Be Champion on its first week of release.
Sat 14 October 2017
© BBC Susan Calman brought sunshine to Strictly
Comic wowed judges with Morecambe and Wise theme tune
14/10/2017 … Susan Calman wowed the Strictly Come Dancing judges tonight by channelling her comedy heroes, Morecambe and Wise.
© ABC The one, obnoxious, Ronny
14/10/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 13 October 2017
BBC ordered to improve its comedy shows
Risk-taking is embedded in new Ofcom rules
13/10/2017 … Regulators have told the BBC to improve its TV comedy output after the genre was found to be ‘an area of particular weakness’.
The comedy club in a Palestinian refugee camp
Mark Thomas tells its story in new stage show
13/10/2017 … Mark Thomas has announced a new theatre show – about his efforts to start a comedy club in a Palestinian refugee camp.
The scary six
BBC releases comedy-horror shorts from Northern Ireland
13/10/2017 … The BBC has today released six comedy-horror shorts on iPlayer, in time for Halloween.
Thu 12 October 2017
miles_jupp_16.jpg "Miles Jupp goes on Dracula's trail | A quest for Radio 4")
Miles Jupp goes on Dracula's trail
12/10/2017 … Miles Jupp is to follow in the footsteps of one of Bram Stoker’s vampire-hunters for a one-off Radio 4 travelogue.
Stephen Bailey announces 2018 tour
Fresh from supporting Katherine Ryan
12/10/2017 … Stephen Bailey has announced a new solo tour, on the back of his dates supporting Katherine Ryan.
C4 plans new satirical show
With the journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein
12/10/2017 … The journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein is set to front a late-night satirical show for Channel 4.
Horrible Histories heads to the big screen
Film version set in Roman Britain
12/10/2017 … Horrible Histories is being turned into a movie.
© BBC Lenny Henry writes his memoirs
12/10/2017 … Lenny Henry is writing his memoirs, entitled Who Am I Again? Publisher Faber has bought the rights to the book, which is described as a ‘heartfelt…
The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy is back!
Thanks to those hoopy froods at Radio 4
12/10/2017 … Radio 4 has confirmed the return of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to mark its 40th anniversary.
New sci-fi comedy from Red Dwarf's co-creator
Rob Grant pens The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
12/10/2017 … Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant is writing a new sci-fi comedy.
Wed 11 October 2017
Ed Weeks sells his Bastards
America's Fox network orders comedy pilot
11/10/2017 … British comic Ed Weeks has sold a comedy called Bastards to America’s Fox network.
Cast announced for Simon Amstell's Benjamin
11/10/2017 … Casting has been announced for Simon Amstell’s second film, Benjamin, as filming wraps.
Rob Brydon to narrate The Highway Rat
BBC One animation for Christmas
11/10/2017 … Rob Brydon is to narrate an animated version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Highway Rat.
© Fung Wah Man Knock2Bag club goes weekly
Never mind the name, look at the line-ups...
11/10/2017 … London’s worst-named comedy club is to go weekly.
Sara Pascoe hits the West End
...as her ex John Robins announces more tour dates
11/10/2017 … Sara Pascoe is to play London’s West End.
Tue 10 October 2017
Partridge vs Tucker: The Brexit showdown
Armando Iannucci reveals EU debate
10/10/2017 … Alan Partridge and Malcolm Tucker are to debate Brexit.
Have you got a cracker for the crackers?
UKTV Gold launches its annual festive joke contest
10/10/2017 … The Gold TV channel today launches its competition to discover the best new Christmas cracker gags.
Mon 09 October 2017
Johnny Vegas and Gina Yashere join CITV animation
The Rubbish Wolrd Of Dave Spud
09/10/2017 … Johnny Vegas and Gina Yashere are to provide the voices for a new CITV animation series.
Matt Berry films Victorian crime spoof
09/10/2017 … Matt Berry is shooting a Victorian crime comedy for Channel 4, Chortle can reveal.
Scary women
Sky's new batch of female-directed horror shorts
09/10/2017 … Comics Andi Osho, Jessica Knappett and Evelyn Mok are among the stars of a new batch of comedy shorts being released by Sky Arts for Halloween.
Sun 08 October 2017
New radio show from Peep Show's Sam Bain
Based on his novel Yours Truly, Pierre Stone
08/10/2017 … Peep Show writer Sam Bain has adapted his novel about an obsessed fan of Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly into a Radio 4 show.
© ITV/Big Talk Time for comedy
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
08/10/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 07 October 2017
Susan Calman turns the tables in Strictly
Comic takes the lead in Wonder Woman samba
07/10/2017 … As she promised, Susan Calman upended convention by taking the lead in her Strictly Come Dancing performance tonight.
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley film a travelogue
07/10/2017 … Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to be reunited - and there will be plenty of Bolly involved.
Ricky Gervais returns to his radio roots
07/10/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Ralphie May dead at 45
US comic suffers cardiac arrest
07/10/2017 … America comedian Ralphie May has died at the age of 45.
Fri 06 October 2017
SImon Cowell plans a sitcom about... well, Simon Cowell
A&R revolves around middle-aged music mogul
06/10/2017 … Where does he get his ideas from? Simon Cowell is planning to make a sitcom about a middle-aged music mogul.
New entertainment chief for BBC Studios
Suzy Lamb joins from Thames TV
06/10/2017 … BBC Studios has appointed a new head of entertainment and music.
Revealed: The cast of Eric, Ernie & Me
Biopic of Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Baben
06/10/2017 … BBC Four has announced the cast for its one-off film about Morecambe and Wise’s writer Eddie Braben.
Thu 05 October 2017
Bath's Komedia goes community-owned
Venue wants locals to invest in its future
05/10/2017 … The Komedia comedy club in Bath is planning to go into community ownership, Chortle can reveal.
Fishing for funnies
BBC angling show for Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer
05/10/2017 … Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer are to front a new BBC Two series in which they go fishing together.
Romesh Ranganathan holidays in hell
Comic to front tough new travelogue for BBC Two
05/10/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to front a new travelogue series for BBC Two.
Shappi: I was groped at charity gig
Comedian calls out creep after hosting show
05/10/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has complained that she was groped by a charity worker as she hosted an awards gig last night.
© Andy Hollingworth Can Romesh Ranganathan crack America?
TV series will track his progress
05/10/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has left the UK to crack America – with his efforts being recorded for a TV show, Chortle can reveal.
Tony Slattery returns to London improv
Residency for Whose Line? star
05/10/2017 … Tony Slattery is continuing his live comedy comeback with a series of improv gigs in London.
Jeff Garlin announces London dates
Curb star plays Soho Theatre this December
05/10/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm star Jeff Garlin is coming to London for a two-week stint this Christmas.
Pride and Breadjudice
Watch Peter Kay spoof costume dramas in new Warburtons ads
05/10/2017 … Peter Kay channels the spirit of Mr Darcy in a new costume drama spoof… all to advertise Warburton's bread.
Wed 04 October 2017
Bob's Burgers just got supersized into a movie
Big screen version coming in 2020
04/10/2017 … Bob’s Burgers is to be made into a movie.
© BBC / Fudge Park Too Ill Behaviour sold to the States
Showtime to air Sam Bain's dark comedy
04/10/2017 … The BBC comedy Ill Behaviour has been sold to the States.
Lee Evans returns to the stage
Performing Shakespeare at a refugee fundraiser
04/10/2017 … Lee Evans and Jack Whitehall are to perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays in a one-off fundraiser.
© Sky News Simon Brodkin gives Theresa May her P45
Comic interrupts Tory conference
04/10/2017 … Simon Brodkin has pranked Theresa May – handing the Prime Minister a P45 on stage at the Tory Party conference.
More Radio 4 shows for Susan Calman
04/10/2017 … Radio 4 has renewed Susan Calman’s comedy show Keep Calman Carry On.
Ricky Gervais pens a comedy about a suicidal man
04/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais is making a comedy-drama for Netflix about a suicidal middle-aged man.
Ruby Wax tells you How To Be Human
New book from comedian and mental health campaigner
04/10/2017 … Ruby Wax is writing another psychology book, entitled How to Be Human: The Manual.
© BBC Matt Lucas: Little Britain was cruel
'I wouldn't play a black character or joke about transvestites again'
04/10/2017 … Matt Lucas has admitted Little Britain was ‘cruel’ – and says he wouldn’t make that kind of comedy again.
Radio 4 goes back to Hull And Back
New series for Lucy Beaumont sitcom
04/10/2017 … Radio 4 has ordered a third series of Lucy Beaumont’s sitcom To Hull And Back.
Phil Nichol joins West End musical
Playing a drag queen in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
04/10/2017 … Stand-up Phil Nichol has joined the cast of West End musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – playing a middle-aged drag queen called Hugo.
Keith Lemon conquers America
...or at least tries, for a new ITV2 series
04/10/2017 … Keith Lemon is to try to crack America in a new mockumentary for ITV2.
Tue 03 October 2017
© Comedy Central Ready for a roasting?
Revealed: Comedy Central Roast Battle line-ups
03/10/2017 … Chortle can tonight reveal the line-ups for the new Roast Battles coming to Comedy Central UK.
© Hacked Off Steve Coogan wins phone hacking damges
And calls for more investigation into Mirror executives
03/10/2017 … Steve Coogan has won undisclosed damages thought to run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds for being the victim of phone hacking.
Idris Elba and Bill Bailey unite in new comedy
Based on Luther star's 1980s childhood
03/10/2017 … Bill Bailey and Idris Elba are to star in a new Sky1 comedy set in the 1980s.
Glasgow gets a new comedy club
Weekend gigs in the historic Rotunda
03/10/2017 … Glasgow has a new comedy club that’s claiming to be Scotland’s largest.
Richard Ayoade to appear in Paddington 2
Star-studded supporting cast announced today
03/10/2017 … Richard Ayoade, Jessica Hynes and Joanna Lumley are among the supporting cast of Paddington 2, it has been announced today.
© ITV Comedy Central buys the new Takeshi’s Castle
With Jonathan Ross providing commentary
03/10/2017 … Comedy Central has brought the rights to the revival of gameshow Takeshi’s Castle – and signed up Jonathan Ross to provide comic commentary.
'When did this become ritual?'
America's late-night comics forced to confront another senseless tragedy
03/10/2017 … America's late-night TV hosts have united in making pleas for tighter gun controls in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that left at least 59 dead.
Mon 02 October 2017
© Netflix/Tiger Aspect When is Jack Whitehall At Large coming to Netflix?
Streaming giant reveals release date
02/10/2017 … Netflix is to release Jack Whitehall’s special on October 24.
James O’Brien makes Have I Got News For You debut
With Roisin Conaty and Alexander Armstrong
02/10/2017 … LBC presenter James O’Brien will be making his Have I Got News For You debut when the topical panel show returns this Friday.
Jon Hamm joins Good Omens
More casting news for Gaiman/Pratchett comedy
02/10/2017 … Mad Men star Jon Hamm is joining Good Omens.
Glenn Moore joins Absolute Radio
Stand-up lands breakfast show gig
02/10/2017 … Comic Glenn Moore has joined the Absolute Radio breakfast show.
Micky Flanagan announces new DVD
An’ Another Fing… out this Christmas
02/10/2017 … Micky Flanagan has announced that his current tour, An’ Another Fing…, is to be released on DVD.
'Now it’s our turn to support him'
Benefit for US comic Barry Crimmins and his wife
02/10/2017 … He’s a campaigning American comedian who has spent his life fighting for others.
All-star cast for Stephen Mangan's new sitcom
Channel 4 reveals who'll be appearing in Hangs Ups
02/10/2017 … Richard E.
Sun 01 October 2017
Pretty, pretty good news
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
01/10/2017 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
One week, four comedy festivals
01/10/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Sat 30 September 2017
© BBC Susan Calman divides the Strictly judges
Craig Revel Horwood vs the rest
30/09/2017 … Susan Calman has improved on her performance in the second week of live Strictly Come Dancing Shows.
My friend the robot
30/09/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 29 September 2017
Comedy Central pilots new improv show
With the stars of Impractical Jokers and hosted by Jayde Adams
29/09/2017 … Jayde Adams is to pilot an improvised hidden-camera TV show featuring the stars of Impractical Jokers.
Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus: I have cancer
29/09/2017 … Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has announced she has breast cancer, In a message posted on social media, she wrote: ‘1 in 8 women get breast cancer.
Marcus Brigstocke to play PT Barnum
New London production of the musical
29/09/2017 … Marcus Brigstocke is to play the world’s greatest showman, PT Barnum, on the London stage.
Thu 28 September 2017
David S. Pumpkins gets his own show
Tom Hanks' odd character returns for Halloween
28/09/2017 … Tom Hanks’s bizarre character David S.
Goose pilot an ITV2 gameshow
Taskmaster-style challenges from high-energy sketch act
28/09/2017 … Hyperactive sketch act Goose are piloting an ITV2 gameshow.
Only 65 years late... Lost Tony Hancock script finally gets heard
Vacant Lot predates Hancock's Half Hour
28/09/2017 … Two long-lost radio scripts written for Tony Hancock are to get an airing after 65 years.
Revealed: David Walliams' next children's book
28/09/2017 … David Walliams has revealed the title of his next children’s book: Bad Dad.
Louis CK's Horace And Pete comes to the stage
Adaptation for Galway comedy festival
28/09/2017 … Louis CK’s cult black comedy Horace and Pete is being adapted for the stage.
Wed 27 September 2017
Alan Partridge takes on Belgian prostitutes for an Emmy
...and Taskmaster is nominated too
27/09/2017 … Alan Partridge will have to beat off some Flemish male prostitutes to land an International Emmy.
Bill Bailey to star in Midsomer Murders
27/09/2017 … Bill Bailey is to make a guest appearance in the next series of ITV drama Midsomer Murders.
Hack comedian...
Stephen Grant looks at life hacks in new TV series
27/09/2017 … Comedian Stephen Grant has landed his ‘dream job’ fronting a new pop-science TV show.
© Idil Sukan New book deal for Adam Kay
Follow-up to This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
27/09/2017 … Adam Kay has signed a ‘major’ book deal to write a follow-up to his medical memoirs This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor.
Matthew Holness to star in Scandi-noir spoof
27/09/2017 … Garth Marenghi star Matthew Holness is to record a spoof Scandi-noir detective series for Radio 4.
Irish broadcaster seeks the next comedy hits
RTÉ has its sights on the export market
27/09/2017 … Irish broadcaster RTÉ has launched a new scheme to fund comedy shows that it might be able to sell abroad.
Tue 26 September 2017
New programming boss for Comedy Central UK
...as broadcaster seeks to make more shows
26/09/2017 … Comedy Central has appointed a new head of its UK programming team.
Till Death Us Do Part actor Tony Booth dies
Star was Cherie Blair's father
26/09/2017 … Tony Booth, who starred in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part, has died, his family says.
Jim Jefferies announces UK dates
26/09/2017 … Jim Jefferies has announced a short UK tour for the new year.
Joel Dommett 'returns to I'm A Celebrity'
To co-host Extra Camp with Scarlett Moffatt
26/09/2017 … Joel Dommett is to return to the I'm A Celebrity jungle, where he will be reunited with Scarlett Moffatt.
Edinburgh comedy awards announce West End showcases
...but with few of this year's class
26/09/2017 … The lastminute.
Extra Slapstick
Bristol festival expands thanks to fundraising comics
26/09/2017 … Bristol’s Slapstick festival of vintage comedy has been extended for an extra day thanks to the fundraising efforts of star comedians.
Mon 25 September 2017
© CBS E4 buys Big Bang Theory prequel
Young Sheldon to air next year
25/09/2017 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to air The Big Bang Theory prequel Young Sheldon for E4.
Armando Iannucci's new comedy – set in space
25/09/2017 … Armando Iannucci is to make a new comedy series – set in space.
Marcus Brigstocke stars in new sitcom about ethical living
'It's The Good Life for the new millennium'
25/09/2017 … Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman are to star in a new BBC sitcom described as ‘The Good Life for the new millennium’.
Benidorm star Bobby Knutt dies at 71
Actor started as a stand-up in the 1960s
25/09/2017 … Comedian Bobby Knutt, who starred as Eddie Dawson in Benidorm, has died unexpectedly at the age of 71.
Roisin Conaty's GameFace gets a US distributor
25/09/2017 … Roisin Conaty’s comedy series GameFace has been given a UK broadcast date – and been sold to the States.
A new home for 'offbeat' animations
...including the project Trap Door's creator left behind
25/09/2017 … The studio behind Wallace And Gromit has launched a new YouTube channel to collate 'original, off-beat animated comedy'.
Hari back
US comic Kondabolu announces London dates
25/09/2017 … American comic Hari Kondabolu is returning to the UK for the first time in two years.
No Such Thing As A Fish team extend tour
25/09/2017 … The QI researchers behind the No Such Thing As A Fish podcast have added nine new dates to their forthcoming tour.
Sun 24 September 2017
Finally! Cradle To Grave is returning
Danny Baker reveals it's back in December
24/09/2017 … Cradle To Grave is returning for a second series in December, writer Danny Baker has announced.
© Stuart Hogben Nick Helm hits the road
...and the rest of this week's live comedy picks
24/09/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Who's on Chris Ramsey's Stand-up Central?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
24/09/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Jim Norton announces UK and Ireland dates
Part of his Kneeling Room Only tour
24/09/2017 … American comic Jim Norton has announced three dates in the UK and Ireland.
The Queen's is dead
Belfast comedy institution closes after 25 years
24/09/2017 … One of Belfast's longest running comedy clubs is to close its doors after 25 years.
'It was weird but it was wonderful'
Judges praise Susan Calman's Strictly debut
24/09/2017 … Susan Calman offered a subtle rejoinder to those who criticised her for not dancing with a female partner on Strictly last night.
Sat 23 September 2017
In Search Of Something...
Ed Aczel, Joz Norris and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
23/09/2017 … This week's best comedy on demand.
Phill Jupitus: I may quit stand-up
Comic says his current tour may be his last
23/09/2017 … Phill Jupitus has indicated that he may quit stand-up, after almost 35 years in the business.
Fri 22 September 2017
© Genevieve/Creative Commons Meghan Markle's ex in comedy cash-in
Former husband plans a sitcom with Royal links
22/09/2017 … Meghan Markle’s ex-husband is working on a new comedy – about a divorced man whose wife goes on to marry a British Prince.
Four on tour
A brief flurry of announcements...
22/09/2017 … Several comedians have announced tour news: •Reginald D Hunter has extended his Some People Vs Reginald D Hunter tour until the spring.
© BBC David Walliams adapts Grandpa’s Great Escape for TV
Jennifer Saunders and Tom Courtenay lead the cast
22/09/2017 … David Walliams is adapting his children’s bestseller, Grandpa’s Great Escape, for BBC One this Christmas.
To the glory of pod...
Ian Boldsworth up for two awards
22/09/2017 … Ian Boldsworth has been nominated for two podcast awards.
More cast announced for Good Omens
22/09/2017 … More casting has been announced for Good Omens, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s fantasy comedy.
Bojack's back
Netflix renews animation for a fifth season
22/09/2017 … Netflix has ordered a fifth series of animated hit BoJack Horseman.
Thu 21 September 2017
William G Stewart dies at 82
Former comedy producer turned game-show host
21/09/2017 … William G Stewart, the TV comedy producer and director who found fame in front of the camera on Channel 4 quiz show 15 to 1, has died at the age of 82.
Tom Neenan writes modern ghost stories
Two-part series for Radio 4 next month
21/09/2017 … Comic Tom Neenan has written two ghost stories for Radio 4, based around modern technology.
'Political correctness is killing comedy'
21/09/2017 … Mel Brooks has joined the chorus of voices warning that ‘political correctness’ is ruining comedy.
'I was very, very keen to go home'
Mark Watson on leaving Celebrity Island
21/09/2017 … Viewers saw a clearly unwell Mark Watson leave Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls last night.
Michael McIntrye's Big World tour just got bigger
21/09/2017 … Michael McIntrye has added eight extra UK dates to his 2018 Big World tour.
Sky picks up Romesh Ranganathan sitcom
...about The Reluctant Landlord of a pub
21/09/2017 … Sky1 has picked up Romesh Ranganathan’s semi-autobiographical sitcom The Reluctant Landlord.
Karl Pilkington to star in his own sitcom
...as himself and as his unfiltered alter-ego
21/09/2017 … Karl Pilkington is to star in his own Sky1 sitcom – about what his life had been like had he not met Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
Wed 20 September 2017
Sky sets air date for The History Of Comedy
Eight-part series kicks off with female comics
20/09/2017 … Sky Arts has announced a launch date for American TV series The History Of Comedy.
© BBC More details of Inside No 9 series 4 revealed
Outline synopsis of a couple of episodes
20/09/2017 … Details of two new episodes in the fourth series of Inside No 9 have been revealed.
Gervais adds three new Humanity dates
Leeds, Berlin and San Francisco
20/09/2017 … Ricky Gervais has added three new dates to his Humanity word tour.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 Jamie Lee Curtis to star in funeral parlour comedy
20/09/2017 … Jamie Lee Curtis is set to star in a new comedy set at a family-run funeral home.
Russia could ban Iannucci's Death Of Stalin
Satire 'discredits' murderous tyrant
20/09/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s new comedy movie The Death Of Stalin could be banned in Russia for ‘discrediting’ the former Soviet leader.
Henry IX reigns at the Rose d'Or
International award for royal sitcom
20/09/2017 … Henry IX, the Gold sitcom about a fictional King, has won the prestigious award for best sitcom at the Rose d’Or international TV festival.
Tue 19 September 2017
Dave Allen's life to become BBC film
With Games of Thrones star Aidan Gillen
19/09/2017 … The BBC is shooting a Dave Allen biopic starring Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillen, Chortle can reveal.
French and Saunders plan a new TV special
First new sketches in a decade
19/09/2017 … French and Saunders are to record their first TV material as a double act in ten years.
Mon 18 September 2017
30 Christmases are coming
London transfer for Jonny Donohoe show
18/09/2017 … Thirty Christmases, the festive comedy show written by Jonny & The Baptists frontman Jonny Donahoe, is to receive its London premiere.
First look at Good Omens
With Michael Sheen and David Tennant
18/09/2017 … Here is the first picture of Michael Sheen and David Tennant in the comedy fantasy series Good Omens.
Jennifer Saunders stage return comes to cinemas
West End show to be beamed to big screens
18/09/2017 … Jennifer Saunders’ return to the West End stage for the first time in more than 20 years is to be beamed into cinemas.
A fine faux-mance
Doc Brown narrates new fake celebrity relationship show
18/09/2017 … Doc Brown is to narrate a new reality show in which celebrities try to spread rumours that they are dating.
© HBO More Emmys for John Oliver
As Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes awards history
18/09/2017 … Last Week Tonight with John Oliver scooped two Emmys in Los Angeles last night.
Sun 17 September 2017
New tours for John Bishop, Katherine Ryan, Simon Amstell and Milton Jones
17/09/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Russell returns
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
17/09/2017 … The best of another busy week for comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 16 September 2017
Politics is still a joke...
16/09/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 15 September 2017
Jack Whitehall joins fantasy comedy Good Omens
15/09/2017 … Jack Whitehall has joined the cast of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s fantasy comedy adventure Good Omens.
Outnumbered is coming back
15/09/2017 … Outnumbered is returning to TV, star Hugh Dennis has revealed.
© Comedy Central Trevor Noah signs up for five more years of The Daily Show
15/09/2017 … Trevor Noah has renewed his contract to host the Daily Show for five more years, until 2022.
© Just For Laughs Jim Carrey returns to TV comedy
'Volcanic' new show about a man in crisis
15/09/2017 … Jim Carrey is returning to TV comedy for the first time in almost 25 years.
Thu 14 September 2017
Good news everyone! Futurama is back
Cast and writers reunite for podcast
14/09/2017 … Good news everyone! A new episode of Futurama has been released.
Another BBC One Saturday night show for Rob Beckett
Comic continues his primetime takeover
14/09/2017 … Rob Beckett has been signed up to front yet another Saturday night BBC One show.
Wed 13 September 2017
When is Curb Your Enthusiasm coming to Sky?
13/09/2017 … Sky Atlantic is to air the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm less than 24 hours after its US debut.
Matt Lucas and Ruth Jones reunite in Stella
Little Britain comic guest stars
13/09/2017 … Ruth Jones is to reunite with Matt Lucas in the new series of Stella.
© UKTV Gold Taskmaster to return for a 'champion of champions' special
13/09/2017 … Taskmaster is to return for a two part 'champion of champions' special this December.
BBC orders Tracey Ullman satire shows
She'll even take on Jeremy Corbyn
13/09/2017 … BBC One has commissioned three new episodes of Tracey Ullman's satirical show Tracey Breaks The News.
Matt Richardson goes back to the old haunt...
Hosting Celebrity Haunted Mansion
13/09/2017 … Matt Richardson is to host another series of Celebrity Haunted.
© BBC The Unseen Victoria Wood archives
Material revealed in new Dinnerladies documentary
13/09/2017 … Victoria Wood’s previously unseen notebooks, backstage photos, diaries and studio records are to be revealed in a new TV series paying tribute to her sitcom…
Tue 12 September 2017
Three more years!
HBO renews Last Week Tonight With John Oliver til 2020
12/09/2017 … HBO has renewed Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for three more seasons.
Joe Lycett adds extra tour dates
19 more shows go on sale Friday
12/09/2017 … Joe Lycett has added another 19 dates to his new tour I’m About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett.
Eddie Izzard writes his first movie
Wartime drama Six Minutes To Midnight
12/09/2017 … Eddie Izzard has written his first film.
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Mike Myers pulls out of improv mentor biopic
12/09/2017 … Mike Myers has pulled out of a biopic about his mentor, the improv comedy legend Del Close.
Mr Kitson goes to Washington
First US dates outside of New York
12/09/2017 … Daniel Kitson is to perform his first ever shows in Washington DC.
Austentatious hits the West End
Three nights for improvised show
12/09/2017 … Improvised Jane Austen play Austentatious is to be performed in the West End for three nights.
Susan Calman to host whodunit series
After Strictly, a new daytime show for BBC One
12/09/2017 … Susan Calman is to present the new BBC One daytime show Armchair Detectives.
© BBC W1A won't be 'going forward', going forward
Writer says third series will be the last
12/09/2017 … The next series of BBC management spoof W1A is likely to be the last, creator John Morton has revealed.
Mon 11 September 2017
British oldies try to crack Las Vegas
ITV confirms Last Laugh in Vegas
11/09/2017 … ITV has confirmed Last Laugh In Vegas, in which British showbiz veterans will try to crack the variety capital of the world.
Paul Whitehouse's new comedy
Reuniting with his Nurse co-star Esther Coles
11/09/2017 … Paul Whitehouse and Esther Coles are reuniting for a new comedy.
BBC confirms Sally Phillips as Museum Of Curiosity curator
11/09/2017 … Radio 4 has confirmed that Sally Phillips will be the next curator of Radio 4’s Museum Of Curiosity.
Vikki Stone returns to panto
Playing Jack And The Beanstalk baddie Fleshcreep
11/09/2017 … Vikki Stone is to return to play another pantomime baddie this year.
Improvisers launch a 'mullet' night
Because it's short form at the front, long at the back
11/09/2017 … The team behind improv show ComedySportz are to launch a new night called Improv Mullet – because it is short-form in the front, long-form in the back.
Book deal for Joel Dommett
11/09/2017 … Joel Dommett has signed a deal for his first book.
Mae Martin to shoot a C4 pilot
11/09/2017 … Mae Martin is shooting a semi-autobiographical pilot for Channel 4.
Frankie Boyle releases a stand-up album – for free
Prometheus Vol 1 recorded just last month
11/09/2017 … Frankie Boyle has released his new hour-long stand-up special for free online.
Revealed: The 'lost' Only Fools episode
Footage made for oil industry finally gets a TV airing
11/09/2017 … Viewers are to get a glimpse of a 'lost' episode of Only Fools and Horses for the very first time.
Filming starts on Plebs series 4
ITV2 comedy to return in the spring
11/09/2017 … Filming has begun on the fourth series of ITV2 comedy Plebs.
Comedy stars sign up for ITV musical show
...getting lessons from Michael Crawford
11/09/2017 … Sally Phillips, Rebecca Front and Sir Tony Robinson are to take part in a new celebrity musical show on ITV.
Emmy for Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer
11/09/2017 … Melissa McCarthy has won an Emmy award for mocking former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
Sun 10 September 2017
Kearns returns...
The best of the week's live comedy
10/09/2017 … The best of this week's live comedy.
© BBC/Colin Hutton Upstart Crow flies again
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
10/09/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Corden’s Carpool Karaoke scoops an Emmy
Ahead of Louis CK, Sarah Silverman and others
10/09/2017 … James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke has beaten Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, Samantha Bee and and Stephen Colbert to an Emmy.
Sat 09 September 2017
I'm Dying Up Here gets a new lease of life
Showtime renews drama about 1970s comedy scene
09/09/2017 … I'm Dying Up Here, which tells the story of the 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene, has been renewed for a second series.
Susan Calman is Strictly's outsider
Bookies offer 80-1 odds on her winning
09/09/2017 … Susan Calman goes into Strictly Come Dancing tonight as the 80-1 outsider to win.
Get ahead of the Taskmaster
09/09/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 08 September 2017
Have you seen these Vic pix?
Reeves' new artwork goes on display
08/09/2017 … Matt Lucas, Jane Horrocks and Charlie Higson were among the stars at the launch of a new exhibition of artwork by Vic Reeves last night.
Russell Kane gets Psyched
Comic's personality examined in new C4 show
08/09/2017 … Russell Kane is to undergo a psychological evaluation for a new TV show.
Thu 07 September 2017
© Just For Laughs Comedy Central brings the 'roast' to the UK
With Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand and Katherine Ryan
07/09/2017 … Comedy Central is bringing the brutal ‘roast battle’ format to the UK, with Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand and Katherine Ryan among those taking part.
Revealed: Alice Lowe's follow-up to Prevenge
A ‘metaphysical rom-com’ called Timestalker
07/09/2017 … Alice Lowe has started work on her new film, a ‘metaphysical rom-com’ called Timestalker.
Jack Whitehall to play Marc Bolan
07/09/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to play glam rocker Marc Bolan in a new film.
Netflix buys Michaela Coel movie musical
Been So Long is set in modern London
07/09/2017 … Netflix has bought the worldwide rights to Michaela Coel’s new musical film Been So Long.
© CBS James Corden is shown the d'Or
New ‘entertainer of the year’ award for talk show host
07/09/2017 … James Corden is to be named ‘entertainer of the year’ by the Rose d’Or Awards.
Hannah Gadsby tops another list of best-reviewed Fringe shows
07/09/2017 … Hannah Gadsby has topped a second list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Steve Ullathorne Game on for these six comics
Comedy Central releases simulator-inspired series
07/09/2017 … Comedy Central UK has launched a new short-form online series inspired by the world of simulator gaming.
ITV sets air date for Jack Dee's new sitcom
Bad Move launches on September 20
07/09/2017 … ITV has confirmed a launch date for Jack Dee’s new family sitcom, Bad Move: Wednesday September 20 at 8pm Dee stars in the show alongside Kerry Godliman…
Jennifer Saunders returns to the West End
In Oscar Wilde’s comedy Lady Windermere's Fan
07/09/2017 … Jennifer Saunders is to star in a new West End production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy Lady Windermere's Fan.
Veep's term comes to an end
Political comedy's next season will be its last
07/09/2017 … Veep is to come to an end next year.
© Idil Sukan Comedian's NHS diaries optioned for TV
12-way auction for Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt:
07/09/2017 … Adam Kay’s memoirs of his time in the NHS have been optioned for TV.
Wed 06 September 2017
Wanted: Funny Jewish comics
06/09/2017 … Entries have opened for this year’s Jewish Comedian of the Year Award 2017.
Mrs Brown creator pilots new game show
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know for BBC One
06/09/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll is piloting a new game show for BBC One.
New award for online comedy
From The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
06/09/2017 … The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has launched a new category for online comedy in its prestigious annual awards.
© Channel 4 Julia Davis to appear in Electric Dreams
New C4 anthology based on Philip K Dick stories
06/09/2017 … Julia Davis is to appear in Channel 4’s new sci-fi anthology series Electric Dreams.
ITV comedy entertainment boss stands down
Peter Davey seeks 'new opportunities'
06/09/2017 … ITV’s head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey is to leave the broadcaster.
Who's on the next series of Live At The Apollo?
Some of the line-up is revealed
06/09/2017 … Some of the comedians appearing in the next series of Live At The Apollo have been revealed.
Carl Barron announces UK date
Australia's most successful live comedian
06/09/2017 … Carl Barron, one of Australia’s biggest live comedy stars, is to make a rare visit to the UK.
Michael McIntyre announces big charity gig
With Alan Carr, Adam Hills, Kevin Bridges and Russell Howard
06/09/2017 … Michael McIntyre is to host another of his star-studded charity shows this November!.
Katherine Ryan extends tour
...and she's hosting the Live At The Apollo Christmas special
06/09/2017 … Katherine Ryan has announced 25 more dates to her Glitter Room tour.
Vicky McClure joins ITV2's Action Team
Spoof spy role for Line Of Duty star
06/09/2017 … Vicky McClure has joined the cast of ITV2’s spoof action comedy series Action Team.
Nick Page crowned English Comedian Of The Year
06/09/2017 … Gloucestershire-based stand-up Nick Page was crowned English Comedian of the Year last night.
Joe Lycett announces new tour
...and, yes, it has a punny title
06/09/2017 … Joe Lycett has announced a 2018 tour – entitled I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett.
Tue 05 September 2017
© ITV Final whistle for Play To The Whistle
05/09/2017 … ITV panel show Play To The Whistle is to end after three series.
© freeimages.co.uk Are Edinburgh Fringe reviewers sexist?
One blogger has crunched the numbers
05/09/2017 … Some Edinburgh Fringe reviewers are demonstrably biased against female comedians, one blogger has claimed.
Alex Horne plays the Percentage Game
Developing a new TV show with Tim Key
05/09/2017 … Alex Horne is developing a new TV series based on his 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show The Percentage Game.
Joe Pasquale to play Frank Spencer
As Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em becomes a stage play
05/09/2017 … Some Mothers Do 'Ave ‘Em is to be turned into a stage play – with Joe Pasquale playing Frank Spencer.
First picture of Susan Calman in Strictly Come Dancing
05/09/2017 … This is Susan Calman in her first official image from Strictly Come Dancing.
The bostin five
Meet the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent acts
05/09/2017 … The Birmingham Comedy Festival has revealed the five comedians who will compete for its annual Breaking Talent Award.
Rudy's Rare Records star Larrington Walker dies at 70
' ‘One of the best has gone' – Lenny Henry
05/09/2017 … Larrington Walker, the star of Lenny Henry’s sitcom Rudy’s Rare Records, has died at the age of 70.
Mon 04 September 2017
© BBC Another award for Car Share
Peter Kay triumphs at TV Choice awards
04/09/2017 … Peter Kay's Car Share has scooped another award.
Claudia O'Doherty and Jemaine Clement join The Festival
Appearing alongside Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas
04/09/2017 … Comedians Claudia O’Doherty and Jemaine Clement – from Flight Of The Conchords – have joined the cast of the forthcoming music festival movie…
When does The Russell Howard Hour start?
04/09/2017 … Sky 1 has confirmed the launch date of The Russell Howard Hour.
BBC orders 204 more Pointless episodess
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman to return
04/09/2017 … The BBC has commissioned another 204 episodes of Pointless and Pointless Celebrities.
FOUR Netflix specials for James Acaster
Streaming giant films his 'Trelogy'... and then one more
04/09/2017 … James Acaster is shooting four stand-up specials for Netflix.
© BBC Is this the most influential joke ever written?
04/09/2017 … A recording of a joke described as one of the most influential ever written has been unearthed after more than 65 years.
Sun 03 September 2017
A tour planned to the letter
The best of the week's live comedy
03/09/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
On to a Winner?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
03/09/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 02 September 2017
Let's get the band back together!
02/09/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Hannah Gadsby was the best-reviewed show of the Fringe
02/09/2017 … Hannah Gadsby’s award-winning Nanette was the best-reviewed comedy show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Legendary US comedian Shelley Berman dies at 92
Comic also played Larry David's dad on Curb
02/09/2017 … Shelley Berman, one of the biggest comedians in America in the 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 92.
Fri 01 September 2017
Curb your execution
How Larry David's sitcom saved a Death Row prisoner
01/09/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm saved a Death Row prisoner from being executed.
Sarah Millican pilots BBC panel show
With women making up the majority of guests
01/09/2017 … Sarah Millican is piloting a new female-led panel show for Radio 4.
Johnny Vegas joins Red Dwarf
...in a world where criticism is illegal
01/09/2017 … Johnny Vegas is to appear in Red Dwarf, playing a policeman in a society where criticism has been outlawed.
Thu 31 August 2017
The unrehearsed Mel Giedroyc
Comics take part in plays, with no preparation
31/08/2017 … Comedians including Mel Giedroyc, Andi Osho and Mark Thomas are to perform plays which they have never seen before.
Comedy Cafe Theatre finds a new home
London venue reopens next month
31/08/2017 … London’s Comedy Cafe Theatre has found a new home – almost nine months after being forced out of its former site by rising rents.
Wed 30 August 2017
New comedy series with Katherine Ryan and Joel Dommett
...to advertise Samsung products
30/08/2017 … Katherine Ryan and Joe Dommett have made a new comedy series – for Samsung.
Mat Ricardo: I've run out of tricks
...so he's asking fans to come up with more
30/08/2017 … 'Gentleman juggler' Mat Ricardo reckons he has run out of feats of dexterity to pull off on stage – so is asking his fans to come up with a trick they think he…
Sky appoints new comedy commissioner
30/08/2017 … Sky has appointed Josh Cole as a new commissioning editor for comedy.
Colin Cloud makes America's Got Talent live heats
...and gets Mel B to stab Simon Cowell
30/08/2017 … Mel B gleefully stabbed Simon Cowell live on TV last night – courtesy of Scottish mindreader Colin Cloud.
Tue 29 August 2017
Yianni lands Ozzie TV special
Based on his Edinburgh Fringe show
29/08/2017 … Yianni Agisilaou’s Edinburgh Fringe show is to be made into a TV stand-up special for Australia’s ABC network.
Jack Whitehall to host Bafta's big Hollywood night
Comic to front the Britannia Awards
29/08/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to return as host of Bafta’s Los Angeles award ceremony.
Best of the fests...
Comedy events around the UK this autumn
29/08/2017 … Several comedy festival across the UK and Ireland have firmed up their line-ups for this autumn.
Radio X... rated
Russell Brand lands another broadcaster in hot water
29/08/2017 … Russell Brand has landed in trouble for another radio broadcast containing inappropriate sexual content.
Richard Herring releases crowdfunded sketch show
£100k raised forAs It Occurs To Me
29/08/2017 … Richard Herring has released the first episode of his crowdfunded show As It Occurs To Me.
Mon 28 August 2017
Rob Beckett to host BBC One singing show
Comic to be Mr Saturday Night....
28/08/2017 … Rob Beckett is to host a new singing talent show for BBC One.
Tickets on sale for Aberdeen Comedy Festival
28/08/2017 … Tickets for the Aberdeen Comedy Festival are now on sale.
Box office boom for Edinburgh's 'Big Four'
28/08/2017 … The ‘Big Four’ Edinburgh Fringe venues have sold a record 1.
Kathy Griffin to play UK and Ireland
Comic unapologetic over THAT Trump picture...
28/08/2017 … Controversial American comedian Kathy Griffin is to play the UK and Ireland as part of a new global tour.
Pleasance claims a record year for ticket sales
And Lauren Pattison is their best-reviewed comedian
28/08/2017 … The Pleasance has claimed a record year for ticket sales at the Fringe, with box office takings up five per cent on 2016.
Sun 27 August 2017
Elvis Dead is the comedians' favourite
Mat Ewins and Bob Slayer also take Edinburgh awards
27/08/2017 … Mat Ewins, Rob Kemp and Bob Slayer have won the Comedians’ Choice Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
A Vine of the times
Tim's pilot and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy
27/08/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Brittas Empire cast to reunite
'Whitbury-Newtown Leisure Centre' is reopening
27/08/2017 … The cast of the Brittas Empire are to reunite, more than 20 years after the sitcom ended.
Sat 26 August 2017
Gadsby and Robins share Edinburgh comedy award
Natalie Palamides scoops best newcomer
26/08/2017 … Hannah Gadsby and John Robins have shared this year’s lastminute.
'It's a money-making mafia'
Comics complain of comedy industry's failings
26/08/2017 … The Fringe wouldn’t be the Fringe without comedians complaining about the state of the industry.
Fri 25 August 2017
A Pleasance surprise
Comedy award for Joseph Morpurgo
25/08/2017 … Joseph Morpurgo’s Hammerhead has been voted the best comedy show at the Pleasance this Fringe – by all the other performers at the venue.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag to get a second series
25/08/2017 … Fleabag is to get a second series, it has been announced.
Revealed: Details of Black Mirror Series 4
As Charlie Brooker says: Real events are outpacing satire
25/08/2017 … Charlie Brooker says writing satire has become difficult because real politics is so insane – and moves too quickly.
Russell Kane to host Manchester Arena reopening
Fundraiser for victims of bomb attack
25/08/2017 … Russell Kane is to host the Manchester Arena reopening concert.
A British Daily Show would be 'too expensive'
Comedy Central's US chief on the pitches he gets
25/08/2017 … A British version of the Daily Show would probably too expensive to be viable, the head of America’s Comedy Central has said.
Terry Alderton scoops Malcolm Hardee award
Alternative gongs handed out in Edinburgh
25/08/2017 … Terry Alderton has won the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC / Guy Levy Stand up for the sitcom!
Ben Elton wants snobbish critics to be kinder
25/08/2017 … Ben Elton has launched a staunch defence of the studio sitcom – saying Mrs Brown’s Boys was a ‘quality comedy’ and comparing it to a ‘work…
Thu 24 August 2017
Maisie Adam wins So You Think You're Funny?
Sarah Mann and Morgan Rees runners-up
24/08/2017 … Maisie Adam has been crowned winner of this year's So You Think You're Funny? competition.
© BBC BBC Three picks up Man Like Mobeen
24/08/2017 … Guz Khan’s sitcom Man Like Mobeen has been picked up for a full series by BBC Three.
BBC hails the man behind Morecambe and Wise
New drama about writer Eddie Braben
24/08/2017 … The BBC is making a one-off drama about Morecambe and Wise’s writer, Eddie Braben.
Russell Brand: TV needs to be more authentic
24/08/2017 … Russell Brand has called for more authenticity in TV.
Schumer highlights comedy's gender pay gap
Amy demanded more after learning what male colleagues earnt
24/08/2017 … Amy Schumer demanded more money from Netflix after finding out she was paid less than male comedians The comic was first offered $11million (£8.
Alan Partridge to straddle the BBC
New shows for BBC One and BBC Two
24/08/2017 … Alan Partridge will be back on both BBC One and BBC Two, the Corporation has confirmed.
Pushing all the right buttons
New BBC One gameshow from Alex Horne
24/08/2017 … Comedian Alex Horne has created a new entertainment format for BBC One.
What a good Knight
Comic Mandy wins a 'spirit of the Fringe' award
24/08/2017 … Comedian Mandy Knight has won a ‘spirit of the Fringe’ award – despite not being officially part of the festival programme.
Chewing Gum scoops Broadcast award
...days after its end was announced
24/08/2017 … E4 comedy Chewing Gum has scooped a major broadcasting award, just days after it was revealed that creator Michaela Coel had pulled the plug on the show.
Craig Charles: I don't want to do a Red Dwarf movie
'I like shooting in front of an audience'
24/08/2017 … Craig Charles has said he doesn’t want to make a Red Dwarf movie – saying it works better as a sitcom.
Wed 23 August 2017
Record NINE nominees for Edinburgh comedy award
23/08/2017 … A record nine nominees have been announced for this year’s lastminute.
Halifax comedy festival launches
With Pascoe, Herring and Nelson
23/08/2017 … The initial line-up for the Halifax Comedy Festival has now been announced, with Sara Pascoe, Richard Herring and Lee Nelson among the comics taking part.
Stephen Mangan to star in new therapy comedy
Actor co-wrote Hang-Ups for C4
23/08/2017 … Stephen Mangan is to star as a therapist in a new Channel 4 comedy.
© BBC BBC confirms League Of Gentlemen comeback
Three episodes for later this year
23/08/2017 … The League Of Gentlemen are to make their comeback with three special TV episodes later this year.
C4 orders new gaming comedy
Mixing live action and animation
23/08/2017 … Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy about gaming that mixing live action and animation, and which will be overseen by Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Channel 4 hungry for more Friday Night Dinner
23/08/2017 … Channel 4 has ordered a fifth series of Friday Night Dinner.
England's finest
Finalists announced for English Comedian of the Year
23/08/2017 … The finalists have been named for the 2017 English Comedian of the Year.
Tue 22 August 2017
Never heard of it...
Paul Danan says he's making a BBC sitcom. BBC says no, he isn't
22/08/2017 … The BBC has denied that it working on a new sitcom with Celebrity Big Brother contestant Paul Danan.
League of Gentlemen to present Edinburgh Comedy Award
22/08/2017 … The League of Gentlemen are to present this year’s lastminute.
Daniel Kitson announces Edinburgh shows
'Clunky' work in progress sessions
22/08/2017 … Daniel Kitson has announced some work in progress shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Stuart Hogben It's a wash-out
Cornwall's first comedy festival cancelled after heavy rain
22/08/2017 … Cornwall’s first comedy festival has been called off with just five days notice.
Another d'Or opens
Britcoms up for prestigious international award
22/08/2017 … British comedies including Fleabag, People Just Do Nothing and Witless have been shortlisted for the prestigious Palm d’Or international TV festival.
Malcolm Hardee nominations announced
22/08/2017 … The nominees for the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards have been announced.
Mon 21 August 2017
You've got to be quidding! Is this really the joke of the Fringe?
21/08/2017 … Another corny 'dad joke' has been named funniest line from the most creative arts festival in the world.
Netflix sees more of its Friends From College
21/08/2017 … Netflix has renewed its comedy Friends From College for a second season of eight episodes.
© C4/Mark Johnson Peep Show remake hits the buffers
US network pulls the plug on latest adaptation attempt
21/08/2017 … The planned American remake of Peep Show has been scrapped.
Chewing Gum loses its flava
Creator Michaela Coel pulls plug on E4 sitcom
21/08/2017 … There will be no more episodes of E4 comedy hit Chewing Gum.
Alfie Moore cops another series on R4
21/08/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned a fourth series from policeman-turned-comedian Alfie Moore.
© Stuart Hogben Big names join Galway festival
21/08/2017 … Dara O Briain, Kevin Bridges and Tommy Tiernan have joined the line-up for Galway’s annual comedy festival.
Sun 20 August 2017
© Patty Mooney, Crystal Pyramid Productions 
Awards rain down on the Kagools
Comedy duo take Amused Moose title
20/08/2017 … The Kagools have won the Amused Moose Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe The double act comprises Claire Ford and Nicola Wilkinson, who performed their first…
Amy Poehler creates new animated comedy
20/08/2017 … Amy Poehler is joining forces with Simpsons veterans Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully to create a new animated comedy.
© Andy Hollingworth New comedy festival in the Wyldes of Cornwall
20/08/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
© BBC / Guy Levy Ben Elton on the studio sitcom
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
20/08/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Voting opens for Comedians' Choice 2017
For best shows and performers at the Fringe
20/08/2017 … Comedians working at the Edinburgh Fringe have been invited to vote for their favourite colleagues and shows at the festival.
© Elvert Barnes Protest Photography/CC BY-SA 2.0 Dick Gregory dies at 84
Comedian and activist broke barriers
20/08/2017 … Pioneering comedian and activist Dick Gregory has died aged 84.
Sat 19 August 2017
An Angel of the North
Lauren Pattison picks up Fringe accolade
19/08/2017 … Lauren Pattison has won a Herald Angel award for her debut Edinburgh Fringe stand-up show, Lady Muck.
Fri 18 August 2017
Birds Of A Feather gets another Christmas special
18/08/2017 … Birds Of A Feather is to return for a new Christmas special, star Lesley Joseph has revealed.
Didn't he do well?
Bruce Forsyth dies at 89 after a brilliant TV career
18/08/2017 … Sir Bruce Forsyth has died aged 89 – after a 75-year career in showbusiness The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time…
© Paul Manners/CC BY-SA 4.0 Michael Barrymore to receive payout from police
Judge sides with comic in wrongful arrest case
18/08/2017 … Michael Barrymore is to receive ‘more than nominal damages’ over his wrongful arrest over the death of Stuart Lubbock at the comedian’s home.
Thu 17 August 2017
© Elvert Barnes Protest Photography/CC BY-SA 2.0 Dick Gregory admitted to hospital
Mystery illness strikes comic, 84
17/08/2017 … Pioneering comedian Dick Gregory has been admitted to hospital with a ‘serious’ medical condition.
Andy Zaltzman satirises the British Empire
17/08/2017 … Andy Zaltzman and Indian comedian Anuvab Pal, an occasional correspondent on his podcast The Bugle, are to team up for a new Radio 4 series.
A Noble effort
Ross makes spoof magazine show for Radio 4
17/08/2017 … Ross Noble is to make a new spoof magazine show for the BBC.
Radio 4 sitcom for Phil Ellis
...playing a divorced children's entertainer
17/08/2017 … Phil Ellis is to make a Radio 4 sitcom based on his bitter stand-up routines about his divorce.
Radio 4 comedies for stand-up stars
Al Porter, Zoe Lyons, Felicity Ward and more...
17/08/2017 … Stand-ups including Al Porter, Zoe Lyons, Felicity Ward and Sophie Willan are making personal comedy shows for Radio 4.
A Doomsday scenario
Radio 4 orders comedy about end-of-the-world Preppers
17/08/2017 … Radio 4 is to launch a new sitcom about ‘preppers’ readying themselves for apocalypse.
Harry Hill's prison sitcom gets a full series
17/08/2017 … Harry Hill’s Radio 4 sitcom Life On Egg has been picked up for a full series.
Joe Lycett lands Radio 4 talk show
...about obsessions and guilty pleasures
17/08/2017 … Joe Lycett is to become a talk show host for Radio 4.
A panel show for her
Radio 4 pilots a female-led topical comedy show
17/08/2017 … The BBC is to address the claim that panel shows are too male-dominated with a new topical show with a predominantly female line-up Radio 4 is piloting Where's…
Radio 4 to launch new stand-up strand
Comedians' shows adapted for Sunday slot
17/08/2017 … Radio 4 has announced a new weekly stand-up strand.
Smart arses
Buttock-baring, critic-baiting comedy up for theatre award
17/08/2017 … A show in which three international female comedy performers respond to their reviews has been nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Flat broke
Comedians stung by Edinburgh Fringe accommodation scam
17/08/2017 … Edinburgh Fringe performers have spoken of how they fell victim to a scam over their festival accommodation.
Edinburgh one-off for Nish Kumar
Part of a fundraiser for refugees
17/08/2017 … Nish Kumar has announced his only full-length Fringe show this year – as part of an all-day fundraiser to help save the lives of refugees taking the perilous…
© Steve Ullathorne Top line-up for FGM benefit
Sue Perkins, Harry Hill, Bridget Christie and more
17/08/2017 … Sue Perkins, Harry Hill, Bridget Christie and Stewart Lee are to take part in a benefit gig to help the victims of female genital mutilation.
Wed 16 August 2017
John Bishop tops brain tumour benefit
Fundraiser comes after cancer struck son of Underbelly boss
16/08/2017 … Edinburgh’s Underbelly venue is to stage a benefit for The Brain Tumour Charity after cancer struck the young son of its director, Ed Bartlam Late last…
Liz Carr attacked with scissors
Street attack on disabled comedian
16/08/2017 … Comedian Liz Carr has been stabbed in the head by an attacker armed with a pair of scissors in each hand.
© Tenebrae/CC BY-SA 3.0 Kelsey Grammer joins Dave sitcom
Fraser star is a neurologist in hospital comedy
16/08/2017 … Fraser star Kelsey Grammer is to make a guest appearance in Dave's new hospital sitcom Porters.
© Manuel Harlan Groundhog Day to close on Broadway
It won't be coming back night after night after night
16/08/2017 … Groundhog Day is to close on Broadway next month.
Tue 15 August 2017
© iDominick/Rach/CC BY-SA 2.0 Michael Sheen and David Tennant cast in Good Omens comedy
From Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
15/08/2017 … Michael Sheen and David Tennant have been cast in the BBC comedy-fantasy drama Good Omens.
Louis CK's 'secret' film
Comic's black-and-white feature revealed
15/08/2017 … Louis CK has ‘secretly’ shot a feature film which will premiere next month.
Comedians land with Virgin Atlantic
Stand-up specials added to inflight entertainment
15/08/2017 … Jet passengers will be able to watch stand-up specials from Brennan Reece, Tom Ward and Colin Hoult under a new deal with Virgin Atlantic.
Susan Calman joins Strictly Come Dancing
15/08/2017 … Susan Calman is to take part in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Helen Keen shares more problems with Radio 4
15/08/2017 … Helen Keen is to make a second series of her Radio 4 show Big Problems.
When is Taskmaster coming back?
Dave announces series 5 launch date
15/08/2017 … Dave has changed the launch date of the new series of Taskmaster.
Miranda Hart misses Annie shows
Throat infection hits her West End debut
15/08/2017 … Miranda Hart has been forced to pull out of her West End musical role because of a throat infection.
Riordan DJ takes Chortle Student crown
15/08/2017 … Riordan Deehan Jackson won the 2017 Chortle Student Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe last night.
Mon 14 August 2017
© Stuart Hogben Psst! Dara O Briain's doing some low-key Edinburgh gigs
Work in progress for 2018 tour
14/08/2017 … Dara O Briain is to perform three work-in-progress shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Comedians to stage a musical – on ice
With Tony Law and the Weirdos collective
14/08/2017 … Tony Law and the alternative comedians of the Weirdos collective are to stage a new comedy musical – on ice.
'Doctor' writer Richard Gordon dies at 95
Novels spawned movies and sitcoms
14/08/2017 … The writer of the Doctor series of comic novels and films has died at the age of 95.
Look who's 'Back'
First picture of Mitchell and Webb in new C4 comedy
14/08/2017 … Here is the first look at David Mitchell and Robert Webb in the new Channel 4 series Back.
Sun 13 August 2017
Jack Gleadow amuses the Moose
Hull stand-up wins New Comic Award
13/08/2017 … Hull comedian Jack Gleadow has won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award in Edinburgh.
BBC New Comedy Award winner crowned
13/08/2017 … Heidi Regan has been crowned this year’s BBC New Comedy Award winner.
© ust For Laughs/ Susan Moss Photography 
In Gadd we trust...
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
13/08/2017 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
Comics brought to book... festival
Cheltenham announces its line-up
13/08/2017 … Miranda Hart, Russell Brand, Sarah Millican, Matt Lucas, and Peep Show star Robert Webb are all taking part in this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Sat 12 August 2017
© Steve Ullathorne Sophie Willan wins an Edinburgh award
Herald Angel for her stand-up show
12/08/2017 … Sophie Willan has won a Herald Angel award for her Edinburgh stand-up show Branded.
Fri 11 August 2017
BBC New Comedy finalist pulls out
Family emergency takes Yumna Mohamed from Edinburgh
11/08/2017 … One of the finalists in Sunday’s BBC New Comedy Award final has had to drop out because of a family emergency.
Bishop of Edinburgh
John brings his In Conversation... show to the festival – and Facebook
11/08/2017 … John Bishop is to present some special editions of his interview series In Conversation With… from the Edinburgh.
Netflix renews GLOW
Second series of wrestling comedy-drama ordered
11/08/2017 … Netflix has renewed GLOW, its comedy-drama about 1980s female wrestling for a second season.
Wed 09 August 2017
Seeso is a no go
America's 'comedy Netflix' to close this year
09/08/2017 … American comedy-on demand service Seeso is to close – less than two years after launching.
Russell Kane returns to Facebook Live
Two more episodes of his Kaneing show
09/08/2017 … Russell Kane is to host another two of his Facebook Live talks shows, Kaneing Live.
Tom Price gets a breakfast shift
New Magic slot for comic-turned-DJ
09/08/2017 … Comedian Tom Price is to become the weekend breakfast host on Magic Radio.
Richard Ayoade writes a new cinema book
As Gordy LaSure, ‘the Alan Partridge of the film world’
09/08/2017 … Richard Ayoade is writing a new book about movies.
Fringe workers 'are being exploited'
Union tells of horror stories from flyerers and venue staff
09/08/2017 … Britain’s largest trade union has launched a campaign to improve the wages and conditions of staff working at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 08 August 2017
David Letterman returns to TV
08/08/2017 … David Letterman is to make a return to TV - courtesy of Netflix.
Here's Harry.... at last
All episodes of Harry Worth's sitcom to be released on DVD
08/08/2017 … All the surviving episodes of Harry Worth’s Sixties comedy series Here’s Harry are to be released on DVD for the first time.
Cate loves Lucy
Blanchette tipped to star in comedian's biopic
08/08/2017 … Cate Blanchett is set to play Lucille Ball in a new biopic of the comedian’s life.
Paddy McGuinness to host tribute act show
08/08/2017 … Paddy McGuinness is to host a new BBC One show hailing tribute acts.
Mon 07 August 2017
New York comedy festival announces line-up
The Tenderloins, Bill Maher, Kevin Smith and more...
07/08/2017 … Bill Maher, Nick Offerman, Kevin Smith and Impractical Jokers stars The Tenderloins are among the comedians who will be playing this year’s New York…
© BBC Finn Cole joins Slaughterhouse Rulez
Peaky Blinders star joins Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
07/08/2017 … Peaky Blinders actor Finn Cole is to star in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s new comedy-horror Slaughterhouse Rulez.
© BBC/Fremantle Productions No more Count Arthur Strong on TV
BBC drops sitcom after its third series
07/08/2017 … The BBC is pulling the plug on Count Arthur Strong’s TV show.
Amy Schumer to make her Broadway debut
07/08/2017 … Amy Schumer is to make her Broadway debut in Steve Martin’s new comedy play Follow comic Keegan-Michael Key is also making his New York theatre…
Lloyd Griffith to host Soccer AM
07/08/2017 … Comedian Lloyd Griffith has joined Sky Sports show Soccer AM as a host.
Joe Pasquale turns horror writer
New anthology has a bullying theme
07/08/2017 … Joe Pasquale is becoming a horror writer.
Didgeri-don't!
Comedian rapped for posing with a 'men's intrument'
07/08/2017 … Scottish comedian Martha McBrier has been criticised for posing with a didgeridoo on her Edinburgh poster.
Comedy Central renews The Chris Ramsey Show
07/08/2017 … Comedy Central has ordered a second series of The Chris Ramsey Show.
Grab your crayons!
Elis James and John Robins in new adult colouring book
07/08/2017 … Comedians Elis James and John Robins have become the subject of a new adult colouring-in book.
Sun 06 August 2017
Give comedy more credit!
Says Edinburgh awards maestro Nica Burns
06/08/2017 … Comedy deserves more recognition for the contribution it has made to culture.
A week of Fringe benefits
The best of the week's live comedy
06/08/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Al Gore does The Last Leg
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
06/08/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 05 August 2017
Reunited!
Otto and Astrid get their instruments back
05/08/2017 … Comedy band Die Roten Punkte have been reunited with the musical instruments that were were lost by British Airways.
Atheist Ed Byrne to go on a religious pilgrimage
05/08/2017 … Ed Byrne is to take the 100km religious pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain for a new TV series.
Who made it to the BBC New Comedy Award semis?
05/08/2017 … Australian comic Heidi Regan has won the sixth heat of the BBC New Comedy Award.
Fri 04 August 2017
Wads of pods
London Podcast Festival announces line-up
04/08/2017 … The London Podcast Festival has announced its line-up for its second event.
Russell Howard shoots Netflix special
04/08/2017 … Russell Howard has landed a Netflix special, Chortle can reveal.
Will & Grace revival gets a second series
...before the first has even aired
04/08/2017 … The revival of Will & Grace as landed a second season before the first has even aired.
Thu 03 August 2017
What Roten luck!
Airline loses comedy duo's custom-made instruments
03/08/2017 … Comedy German band Die Roten Punkte have been left in pickle on the opening night of their Edinburgh Fringe run after British Airways lost all their musical instruments.
Shelley star Hewel Bennett dies at 73
Other credits include Last Of The Summer WIne
03/08/2017 … Actor Hywel Bennett, known for playing Shelley in the 1980s sitcom of the same name, has died aged 73, his agent has confirmed.
Radio 4 show for Richard Gadd
'He's one of the bravest, brightest comics out there'
03/08/2017 … Richard Gadd has landed his own Radio 4 show, Chortle can reveal.
Alan Partridge 'will be the BBC's voice of Brexit'
Steve Coogan also reveals possible Richard III film
03/08/2017 … Alan Partridge will be the ‘voice of Brexit’ when he returns to the BBC next year.
A Brum do...
Birmingham festival announces line-up
03/08/2017 … The Birmingham Comedy Festival has announced its 2017 line-up.
Joan Rivers' personal archives to be published
'Revelatory' book out in October
03/08/2017 … A new side of Joan Rivers is to be revealed in a new book, compiled from her previously unpublished personal archives.
© BBC Peter Cook's Establishment Club revived for TV
... thanks to Moscow-backed RT
03/08/2017 … The satirical anarchy of Peter Cook’s Establishment Club is to be revived on TV – courtesy of the Russian government.
Wed 02 August 2017
© BBC/Endemol Shine Nish Kumar to host TV awards
02/08/2017 … Nish Kumar has been announced as the host of the prestigious Edinburgh TV Awards.
Iain Stirling and Frankie Boyle sell out Fringe runs
...and we've only just started
02/08/2017 … Iain Stirling, Frankie Boyle and Sara Pascoe have sold out their Edinburgh Fringe runs before the festival kicks off.
© Ewen Roberts/Creative Commons Jessica Hynes directs her first movie
02/08/2017 … Jessica Hynes is directing her first film.
Helen Lederer enters Celebrity Big Brother
...but the odds are against her winning
02/08/2017 … Helen Lederer was among the celebrities to enter the 2017 Celebrity Big Brother house last night.
Tue 01 August 2017
Isla, 3, wins two Scottish Comedy Awards
Alongside Frankie Boyle, Still Game, Scott Agnew
01/08/2017 … Three-year-old Isla Nelson has won two accolades at the Scottish Comedy Awards tonight – alongside the likes of Still Game and Franke Boyle.
What's the maximum number of Fringe shows it's possible to see?
01/08/2017 … Visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe could feasibly see a total of 314 shows over the festival’s 25 days.
BBC One orders pop-up quiz show
Comedy entertainment format for Saturday night
01/08/2017 … BBC One is to launch a new comedy quiz show for Saturday night TV.
Crowdfund a comic
Leicester fest seeks backers for development scheme
01/08/2017 … The Leicester Comedy Festival is calling on its supporters to help bring more new comedians to the event.
The king of new York...shire comedians
01/08/2017 … Former magician Jack Gleadow has won the New Comedian Of the Year title at the Great Yorkshire Fringe.
Mon 31 July 2017
Scottish Comedy Awards to hail circuit's founders
31/07/2017 … The founding figures of the modern Scottish stand-up scene are to receive the lifetime achievement at the Scottish Comedy Awards tomorrow night.
Sky buys I'm Dying Up Here
Drama set in the 1970s LA stand-up scene
31/07/2017 … Sky Atlantic has brought the rights to I’m Dying Up Here – the US drama set in the 1970s Los Angeles stand-up scene.
Who's amused the Moose?
Finalists in new comedy competition named
31/07/2017 … The finalists have been announced in this year’s Amused Moose national new comedy award.
BBC snaps up Ronnie Cheng
College comedy heading to BBC Three
31/07/2017 … BBC Three has snapped up the rights to air Australian comedy series Ronny Chieng: International Student.
The Rebel gets a second series
31/07/2017 … Simon Callow is to make a second series of his sitcom The Rebel for UKTV Gold.
© Just For Laughs Craig Ferguson signs up for Still Game
First Scottish TV appearance in 25 years
31/07/2017 … Craig Ferguson is to return to Scottish TV for the first time in 25 years with an appearance on Still Game.
Sun 30 July 2017
Venue axes Chubby Brown for being 'crude'
'Jimmy Carr's worse than I am,' protests comic
30/07/2017 … Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has been axed from performing at a major venue, for being ‘unpleasant, crude and offensive’.
Cumberbatch: I'd love to make more Cabin Pressure
...but writer John Finnemore is less keen
30/07/2017 … He may be a massive star these days, but Benedict Cumberbatch says he’d love to make more episodes of Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure.
Camden comedy market
There's more than one Fringe in this week's live comedy picks
30/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
The comedy wedding of the year?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
30/07/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
© Fox Is Apu racist?
Oh yes, says Hari Kondabolu in new film
30/07/2017 … Comedian Hari Kondabolu is making a documentary about the racism behind Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
W Kamau Bell: I nearly quit comedy
...and now he's going to be directing his first film
30/07/2017 … W Kamau Bell has revealed that he was ready to quit comedy – until he became inspired to discuss racism on stage.
Sat 29 July 2017
America's IFC announces 11 new comedies
29/07/2017 … America’s IFC broadcaster has announced 11 new comedy projects as part of their development slate for 2018.
© Just For Laughs 'You can't win in comedy'
...but Montreal festival hails some of the finest nonetheless
29/07/2017 … Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah and Craig Ferguson were among the acts honoured at the Just For Laughs awards show in Montreal last night.
Fri 28 July 2017
Morgan Rees makes BBC New Comedy final
28/07/2017 … Morgan Rees has become the latest stand-up to make it through to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy award.
The comedy bubble is ready to burst
...so says comic-turned-historian Kliph Nesteroff
28/07/2017 … The comedy bubble is set to burst in the next few years, a leading entertainment historian has warned.
Winter is coming... to London!
West End dates for Graeme of Thrones parody show
28/07/2017 … Comedy parody Graeme of Thrones is transferring to London’s West End.
Red Dwarf XII: The first image
All the cast become mechanoids
28/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has released the first image from the new series of Red Dwarf XII, which is due to launch this autumn.
Thu 27 July 2017
Diversity in TV is 'super-problematic'
27/07/2017 … The way TV comedy approaches diversity is still ‘super-problematic’, one of HBO’s top executives has claimed.
It's Jerry $einfeld
The world's highest-earning stand-up
27/07/2017 … Jerry Seinfeld has topped the list of the world's highest-paid stand-up comedians.
Jon Stewart to release his first stand-up special in 21 years
27/07/2017 … Jon Stewart is to release his first stand-up comedy specials in 21 years.
Jason Manford joins the Proms
Comic to sing at Glasgow event
27/07/2017 … Jason Manford is to perform in this year’s Proms in the Park event at Glasgow Green.
Peter Kay revives his Dance For Life
27/07/2017 … Peter Kay is reviving his charity danceathons.
Wed 26 July 2017
© BBC Australia buys BBC's Bucket
26/07/2017 … BBC Four comedy Bucket has been sold to Australia.
Six new Comedy Slices for BBC Three
Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley and Kayvan Novak lead the casts
26/07/2017 … Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Javone Prince and Kayvan Novak are among the stars of a new batch of BBC Three comedy pilots.
Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein star in BBC Two pilot
One of three New On Two shows announced tonight
26/07/2017 … Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein are to star in a new comedy pilot for BBC Two.
BBC One pilots for Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett
26/07/2017 … Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett have all landed pilots for BBC One.
Just For Laughs heads to Africa
Comedy festival to launch in Durban
26/07/2017 … Just For Laughs is to launch a comedy festival in Africa.
Alan-dmark event
Day to celebrate 20 years of Alan Partridge
26/07/2017 … Twenty years of Alan Partridge are to be marked in a day-long event in Manchester next month.
Jason Manford officially launches his music album
A Different Stage out in October
26/07/2017 … Jason Manford has officially launched his album of songs from the musicals, entitled A Different Stage Tracks will include Stars from Les Miserables, The Impossible…
Susan Calman cancels autumn tour
...because a TV job has come up
26/07/2017 … Susan Calman has cancelled her autumn tour after landing a TV job.
Scottish duo head list of rising comedy stars
The Dolls prove a fans' favourite
26/07/2017 … A Scottish comedy duo little known on the traditional comedy circuit have topped a list of rising comedy stars.
New book for Sara Pascoe
This time focussing on masculinity
26/07/2017 … Sara Pascoe has signed a deal to write a follow-up to her acclaimed book Animal.
A night at the Palace
Theatre launches new monthly comedy night
26/07/2017 … Manchester’s Palace Theatre is to host a new monthly comedy club night.
Club rewards female comics
Bursaries for Lauren Pattison and Arna Spek
26/07/2017 … Lauren Pattison and Arna Spek have each received £500 from a bursary set up by London’s 99 Club to help female comedians.
Noel Fielding to voice Matt Groening's new comedy
Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher, and Lucy Montgomery too
26/07/2017 … Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher and Lucy Montgomery are to provide some of the voices in a new animated comedy from Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
Tue 25 July 2017
Little tour for big comics
25/07/2017 … Three of America’s top live comics are heading to the UK for a brief arena tour.
As the comedians said to the Bishop...
Guests announced for series 3 of John's talk show
25/07/2017 … The line-up has been announced for the third series of John Bishop: In Conversation With… John Cleese, David Walliams and Jimmy Carr are among…
Are Mel and Sue working on a new sitcom?
25/07/2017 … Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are reportedly working on a new BBC sitcom.
Mon 24 July 2017
Hannah Gadsby wins top Aussie award
Helpmann accolade for her stand-up show Nanette
24/07/2017 … Hannah Gadsby has been hailed in Australia’s most prestigious awards for live performance.
Jack Whitehall to host a celebration of Edinburgh
Hour-long festivals special for BBC Two
24/07/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to host a TV celebration marking 70 years of the Edinburgh festivals.
Line-up announced for Fringe mental health gala
Donnell, Gadsby and more on the bill
24/07/2017 … The line-up has been announced for this year's Gala for Mental Health at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Blue plaque honours Arthur English
...in his home town of Aldershot
24/07/2017 … Arthur English has been honoured with a blue plaque at his childhood home.
Sun 23 July 2017
Norfolk 'n' good
Norwich festival and the rest of the week's live comedy highlights
23/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Comedy Central to air Joel Dommett's special
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
23/07/2017 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
Patton Oswalt is a horse
23/07/2017 … Patton Oswalt is to voice an imaginary blue-winged horse in a new cop show.
© Lin Cook/BBC Peter Cook's daughters inherit a stake in Private Eye
More than 20 years after his death
23/07/2017 … Peter Cook's daughters have inherited a stake in Private Eye magazine - more than 20 years after his death.
© BBC Mel & Sue to host The Generation Game
23/07/2017 … Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will be hosting a revived Generation Game, the BBC has confirmed today.
Sat 22 July 2017
© BBC / Fudge Park Too As funny as cancer
22/07/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
© BBC Dad's Army creator Jimmy Perry left £1.9million
Split between his wife and mistress
22/07/2017 … Dad’s Army creator Jimmy Perry split his fortune between his wife and his long-term mistress, it has been revealed.
Fri 21 July 2017
Andy leads the Field
Another BBC semi-finalist named
21/07/2017 … Andy Field has won the fourth heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Sluggish ratings for The Mash Report
21/07/2017 … The Mash Report got off to a slow start in the ratings last night, Fronted by Nish Kumar, BBC Two’s topical show attracted 800,000 viewers at 10pm –…
BBC entertainment executive stands down
Alan Tyler had worked with Michael McIntyre, Mrs Brown and Sarah Millican
21/07/2017 … BBC entertainment executive Alan Tyler is to leave the Corporation after more than a decade.
Comedy Blap from Handmaid’s Tale star
O-T Fagbenle plays washed-up boy band star
21/07/2017 … Channel 4 has slipped out a new series of Comedy Blap shorts featuring The Handmaid's Tale star O-T Fagbenle.
© Isabelle Adam Daniel Kitson slammed for using racist slur
'You're not entitled to that word,' says writer
21/07/2017 … Daniel Kitson has been called out for using a racist slur in his new stand-up show.
Gatiss and Shearsmith revive The Blood On Satan's Claw
New audio recording of classic horror
21/07/2017 … League Of Gentlemen duo Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith are recording a new version of 1970s horror classic The Blood On Satan’s Claw.
Romesh Ranganathan to make Richard Pryor film
Documentary about his comedy hero
21/07/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has made a film about his idol Richard Pryor, Chortle can reveal.
Thu 20 July 2017
More British comics added to Montreal's Just For Laughs
Filming sets for Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud
20/07/2017 … A host of British comedians have been added to the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal next week.
© Tara Rowse Harry Enfield to star in a sitcom about capital punishment
With a cast of top young comedians
20/07/2017 … Harry Enfield and newsreader Jon Snow are to star in a new satirical sitcom about capital punishment, Chortle can reveal.
© Comedy Central Alexa, give me a sideways satirical glance at today's news...
The Daily Show comes to Amazon devices
20/07/2017 … The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is coming to Amazon Alexa.
Marcus Brigstocke to sing at the Proms
Oklahoma! at the Royal Albert Hall
20/07/2017 … Marcus Brigstocke is to appear at the BBC Proms, singing in the musical Oklahoma!, Chortle can reveal,The comedian will play Ali Hakim, the Persian travelling salesman…
© ITV Vic Reeves in Corrie - the first picture
Comic plays TV presenter called Colin
20/07/2017 … Here is the first picture of Vic Reeves in Coronation Street.
Wed 19 July 2017
@midnight goes dark
End for Chris Hardwick's US panel show
19/07/2017 … Comedy Central’s American panel show @midnight is to come to an end after 600 episodes.
Pranksters launch legal fightback
Duo seek backers to fight fraud and copyright claims
19/07/2017 … American comedy duo Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett are appealing for money to help them fight a lawsuit brought by broadcasters they pranked.
Limmy plans a new sketch show
Monthly episodes paid for by fans
19/07/2017 … Limmy is set to launch a new half-hour sketch comedy show.
Tue 18 July 2017
Ed Sheeran to appear in The Simpsons
Playing a love interest for Lisa
18/07/2017 … Ed Sheeran’s cameo on Game Of Thrones last night may have gone down so badly that he felt compelled to delete his Twitter account in the face of the backlash.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian BBC renews This Country
Second series for Kerry and Lee Mucklowe
18/07/2017 … BBC Three has ordered a second series of critically-acclaimed mockumentary This Country.
Mon 17 July 2017
New sitcom for Ruth Jones
Gavin & Stacey star to play a Cardiff mum in Splott
17/07/2017 … Ruth Jones is to write and star in a new sitcom set in Cardiff.
Margaret Cho announces UK dates
Fresh Off The Bloat tour hits this winter
17/07/2017 … Margaret Cho has announced a short UK tour for the winter.
When does series 4 of People Just Do Nothing start?
BBC announces iPlayer launch date
17/07/2017 … The BBC has confirmed the premiere date for series four of People Just Do Nothing.
Tom Bell to star in gladiator-themed reality show
17/07/2017 … Comic Tom Bell is to play a key role in a reality game show based around the gladiator games of the ancient Roman Empire.
E4 picks up Marc Wootton's desert island sitcom
High & Dry shoots in the Seychelles
17/07/2017 … Marc Wootton is making an E4 sitcom set on a desert island, Chortle can reveal.
Sun 16 July 2017
Uncle comes to Dave
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
16/07/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Jasper Carrott pulls gigs for heart op
'My health comes before anything,' says comic, 72
16/07/2017 … Jasper Carrott has pulled a run of tour dates as he undergoes a heart bypass operation.
The grand old jokes of York...
The best of the week's live comedy
16/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Book deal for Reginald D Hunter
Comic is writing about his British experiences
16/07/2017 … Reginald D Hunter is writing a book about his 20 years living in the UK.
Sat 15 July 2017
Sally Phillips to curate The Museum Of Curiosity
New sidekick for John Lloyd's Radio 4 show
15/07/2017 … Sally Phillips is set to be the next curator of Radio 4’s Museum Of Curiosity.
Fri 14 July 2017
Another BBC New Comedy Award heat winner named
Aaron Simmonds males the semis
14/07/2017 … Aaron Simmonds has won tonight’s heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions New sitcom for Car Share's Sian Gibson
...as BBC launches a comedy bursary for Northern women
14/07/2017 … Car Share star Sian Gibson is developing a new sitcom with the BBC.
Launch date for Nick Helm's food travel show
14/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has revealed the launch date of comedy food travelogue Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm.
Thu 13 July 2017
© Channel 4 Carrie Fisher up for an Emmy
Posthumous honour for her role in Catastrophe
13/07/2017 … Carrie Fisher has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy award for her role in Catastrophe.
Miranda's Sarah Hadland joins Jason Manford cartoon
Daisy & Ollie launches in October
13/07/2017 … Miranda star Sarah Hadland has joined the cast of Jason Manford’s forthcoming kids’ cartoon Daisy & Ollie.
Patton is Patt-off
Oswalt cancels London and Galway dates
13/07/2017 … Patton Oswalt has cancelled his upcoming shows in Galway and London.
© TV3 Tara Flynn joins Irish Blind Date
13/07/2017 … Comedian Tara Flynn is to provide the voiceover when Ireland makes its own version of Blind Date.
Wed 12 July 2017
Sarajevo salutes John Cleese
12/07/2017 … John Cleese is to be honoured by the Sarajevo Film Festival next month, Calling him the ‘world's living legend of comedy’, organisers are…
Dawn French writes a new book
Her first non-fiction title in nearly a decade
12/07/2017 … Dawn French is writing a new book to mark turning 60.
Tim Heidecker to make his UK debut
Cult comedy star heads to London
12/07/2017 … American comic Tim Heidecker – best known as being half of the cult double act Tim & Eric – is to make his UK debut next month.
Vir Das cancels Edinburgh run
Indian comic not coming to the Fringe
12/07/2017 … Indian comedian Vir Das has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 11 July 2017
Comic to pen a parenting memoir
Sam Avery's Confessions Of A Learner Parent blog goes into print
11/07/2017 … Comedian Sam Avery has signed a book deal to write about his parenting experiences.
Shooting starts on Country Music comedy-drama film
With Jessie Buckley and Julie Walters
11/07/2017 … Filming has stared on a new comedy-drama film about an ex-con who wants to make it as a country singer.
Which comedians are Manwatching?
Edinburgh Fringe theatre cast announced
11/07/2017 … The comedians taking part in the Edinburgh run of Manwatching have been announced.
Shooting starts on Trollied series 7
At a full-size supermarket in Bristol
11/07/2017 … Filming has begun on the seventh series of Sky1 comedy Trollied.
John Oliver joins Lion King remake
11/07/2017 … John Oliver has joined the cast of the live action remake of the Lion King.
Mon 10 July 2017
When is Curb Your Enthusiasm coming back?
HBO doesn't quite seem sure....
10/07/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm is to return after its six-year break in October, HBO has announced.
Montreal honours Trevor Noah
Plus Jim Carrey, Craig Ferguson, Mike Birbiglia and more
10/07/2017 … Trevor Noah, Jim Carrey and Scotland’s Craig Ferguson are to be honoured by Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival later this month.
Rory Cowan quits Mrs Brown's Boys
Actor had played Agnes's gay son for 26 years
10/07/2017 … Rory Cowan has quit Mrs Brown's Boys after 26 years.
Jason Manford to release music CD
10/07/2017 … Jason Manford is to release an album of musical numbers.
Johnny Vegas to star in Murder On The Blackpool Express
10/07/2017 … Johnny Vegas and Car Share’s Sian Gibson are to star in a comedy film loosely based on Murder On The Orient Express – but set on a Blackpool…
Sun 09 July 2017
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New series of The Pin drops...
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
09/07/2017 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 08 July 2017
The movie that reveals the realities of the Edinburgh Fringe
08/07/2017 … The week's comedy on demand.
Fri 07 July 2017
A Huge victory!
Davies is BBC New Comedy Award's second semi-finalist
07/07/2017 … Musical comedian Huge Davies has won the second heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
Jason Byrne to host new gameshow
Scavenger hunt-style show for Dave
07/07/2017 … Jason Byrne is to host a new gameshow for Dave, loosely based on a scavenger hunt.
Bill Cosby gets a retrial date
Comedian back in the dock this November
07/07/2017 … Bill Cosby is to face a retrail on sexual assault charges this autumn.
© Twitter/Baddiel Newman and Baddiel, together again
Relationship thaws at literary party
07/07/2017 … Rob Newman and David Baddiel have been pictured together for the first time in almost two and a half decades.
Thu 06 July 2017
© BBC/Endemol Shine Who's on The Mash Report?
Correspondents announced for Nish Kumar's new show
06/07/2017 … Some of the reporting team for BBC Two’s new satirical show The Mash Report has been revealed.
The girl with the dirty mind
C4 orders comedy-drama based on the memoirs of an OCD sufferer
06/07/2017 … Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy-drama about a young woman who has frequent uncontrollable sexual thoughts brought on by her obsessive-compulsive disorder.
TV show to chart an Italian comic in Brexit Britain
New series for Francesco De Carlo
06/07/2017 … Italian comedian Francesco De Carlo is to make a TV series about his move to the UK in the wake of Brexit.
Chewing Gum sticks to its award
...and Murder In Successville makes another killing
06/07/2017 … Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum have both won Broadcast Digital Awards for the second year running.
Grotbags star dies at 74
From cabaret performer to Rod Hull's nemesis
06/07/2017 … St Peter will be prancing around Heaven today chanting: ‘There’s somebody at the door!’ For Carol Lee Scott, who played best known as Grotbags…
Wed 05 July 2017
Armando Iannucci pens music book
Including the libretto of his plastic surgery opera
05/07/2017 … Armando Iannucci is writing a book about his obsession with music.
Wanted: Graphic content
New writing competition launched
05/07/2017 … Production company Roughcut TV has launched a hunt for comedy and comedy drama graphic novels that can be developed into TV series.
This minor tour is no myth
Stephen Fry announces book promo dates
05/07/2017 … Stephen Fry has announced a ‘minor tour’ to launch his new book about Greek myths.
Dublin comedy club launches new act competition
05/07/2017 … Dublin comedy club The Laughter Lounge has launched a new act competition.
© BBC Dara O Briain headlines brain tumour charity gig
Benefit organised by Hal Cruttenden
05/07/2017 … Dara O’Briain is to headline a benefit for The Brain Tumour Charity.
Two more series for Russell Howard & Mum: Road Trip
Comedy Central recommissions comic's travelogue
05/07/2017 … Comedy Central has commissioned two new series of Russell Howard & Mum: Road Trip.
© South Park Studios Trey Stone and Matt Parker hated the last series of South Park
05/07/2017 … Trey Parker has admitted he and his South Park creator Matt Stone hated the last season of the animated comedy.
Tue 04 July 2017
Johnny Vegas does panto
Playing the Magic Mirror in Snow White
04/07/2017 … Johnny Vegas is to appear in pantomime.
Scott Gibson charged over 'inappropriate texts'
Comedian due in court later this month
04/07/2017 … Stand-up Scott Gibson has been officially charged over allegations he sent inappropriate sexual messages to a number of female comedians.
New radio show for Russell Brand
04/07/2017 … Russell Brand is to present a radio programmes on a London community radio station.
Roisin Conaty's Gameface finally comes to E4
04/07/2017 … Roisin Conaty’s sitcom GameFace is finally coming to E4 - more than three years after it was piloted as a Comedy Blap.
Phil Davis pilots caravan park comedy
He plays a City high-flier brought back to Earth
04/07/2017 … Phil Davis is piloting a new BBC comedy pilot set in a caravan park.
Mon 03 July 2017
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© Johannes Hjorth Five Go To Their Solicitor
Enid Blyton inspired sketch show hit by legal threat
03/07/2017 … It’s not the sort of challenge Enid Blyton’s original Famous Five ever had to deal with… But the young comedians behind a parody of the children’s…
Sun 02 July 2017
Infinite Monkey Cage gets another extension
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
02/07/2017 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
Comics stand up for satire
The best of the week's live comedy
02/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
Frankie goes to... Cardiff
02/07/2017 … Frankie Boyle has announced his only gig outside of London and the Edinburgh Fringe He will play a one-off charity gig in Cardiff to raise money for a young…
Sat 01 July 2017
© BBC Miranda star: We're in talks over a comeback
01/07/2017 … Miranda star Tom Ellis has confirmed that he is in 'in talks' about bringing the hit sitcom back to BBC One.
She did Ophélie well...
French comic wins first BBC comedy heat
01/07/2017 … New French comedian Ophélie Hocquard has won the first heat of the this year’s BBC Radio New Comedy Award.
Fri 30 June 2017
© BBC/Fudge Park Joe Thomas to star in music festival comedy
From Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris
30/06/2017 … Joe Thomas is to star in a new movie from one of the creators of The Inbetweeners, based around music festivals.
Vyvyan does Shakespeare
Adrian Edmonson joins the cast of the RSC's Twelfth Night.
30/06/2017 … Adrian Edmondson is to fulfil his childhood dream and make his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Thu 29 June 2017
Out on DVD, Ronnie Corbett's 'forgotten' sitcom
Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer wrote The Prince Of Denmark
29/06/2017 … A forgotten sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett and written by Graham Chapman and Barry Cryer is to be released on DVD for the first time next month.
'Unromantic comedy' starts shooting in London
With Robert Kazinsky and Tony Way
29/06/2017 … A new movie which claims to ‘reinvent the rom-com’ starts shooting in London next week.
Sandi Toksvig signs up for more Fifteen To Ones
Two more series in the pipeline
29/06/2017 … Sandi Toksvig is to present two more series of Fifteen To One.
Wed 28 June 2017
Netflix renews F Is For Family
Third season for Bill Burr's animated comedy
28/06/2017 … Netflix has ordered a third season of Bill Bull’s animated comedy F Is For Family.
Jack Whitehall to film Netflix special
Streaming giant picks up his At Large tour
28/06/2017 … Jack Whitehall is filming a Netflix special, Chortle can reveal.
Tickets for Sarah Millican's 2018 tour set to go on sale
130 dates for Control Enthusiast next year
28/06/2017 … Tickets are to go on sale for Sarah Millican’s 2018 tour later this week.
E4 comedy Drifters to end
...because the broadcaster couldn't commit
28/06/2017 … E4 comedy series Drifters will not be returning, its creator Jessica Knappett has revealed.
Daliso Chaponda announces his first tour
31 dates on the back of Britain's Got Talent success
28/06/2017 … Britain’s Got Talent star Daliso Chaponda has announced his first tour.
© ITV Safeword gets a US remake
Kevin Hart among those who'll squirm on the new MTV version
28/06/2017 … ITV2 gameshow Safe Word is to be remade for the US.
CBBC renews So Awkward
28/06/2017 … CBBC has commissioned a fourth series of its comedy series So Awkward.
Cannon and Ball play Vegas
For a new ITV show with other 1980s comics
28/06/2017 … Cannon and Ball are going to try to crack Vegas in a new ITV show.
BBC Two orders more White Gold
...and this time they're flogging dodgy timeshares
28/06/2017 … White Gold will return for a second series on BBC Two, with the story moving to Spain, Chortle can reveal.
Tue 27 June 2017
Barking Mad comedy agency shuts its doors
'The last few years have been ridiculously tough'
27/06/2017 … The Barking Mad Comedy agency has closed, with owner Chaz Collett blaming the state of the industry.
Shitfaced sign language
BSL interpreter takes on sozzled Shakespeare show
27/06/2017 … Shit-faced Shakespeare are to perform their first show with a British Sign Language interpreter.
Russell Brand to give the 'Alternative MacTaggart' speech
27/06/2017 … Russell Brand is to address TV executives at the prestigious Alternative MacTaggart lecture.
Honorary degrees for Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel
Kent University doles out the diplomas
27/06/2017 … Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel are to receive honorary degrees from the University of Kent next month.
Peter Kay announces new charity shows
27/06/2017 … Peter Kay is to return to Manchester’s O2 Apollo for the first time in more than 13 years, for another two of his charity Q&A sessions.
Fiona O'Loughlin: I was in a coma for a month
Comic reveals her brush with death
27/06/2017 … Australian comedian Fiona O’Loughlin has revealed that she was in a coma for four weeks.
Britcoms struggle in TV Choice Awards
...And Mrs Brown up for best entertainment
27/06/2017 … It’s a ceremony that celebrates the best in British broadcasting – but half of the nominees for best comedy in the TV Choice awards are US imports.
Mon 26 June 2017
© C4 Host The Week axed after just one episode
'They don't all work,' C4 says
26/06/2017 … Channel 4’s Host The Week has been axed after just one episode.
Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls announces his first solo show
Harry Shearer is back on the road
26/06/2017 … Harry Shearer as announced his first solo gig as Spinal Tap’s bassist Derek Smalls.
Matt Lucas revives George Dawes
26/06/2017 … Matt Lucas has revived his Shooting Stars character George Dawes for a new film charity film.
Cosby 'won't talk about sexual assault on tour'
Publicist denies earlier claims
26/06/2017 … Bill Cosby’s publicist has denied reports he is to go on tour speaking about how to avoid sexual assault allegations… which she helped start.
Sun 25 June 2017
Mark Steel conquers The Globe
The best of the week's live comedy
25/06/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Vic Reeves signs up for Celebrity Masterchef
25/06/2017 … Vic Reeves is to be a contestant on the next series of Celebrity MasterChef.
Josie Long and Liam Williams write a R4 play
The best of the week's broadcast comedy
25/06/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on radio… there's not much on telly worth mentioning.
Hasan Minhaj drops UK trip
25/06/2017 … Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj has pulled out of his UK trip this summer.
Sat 24 June 2017
Police probe claims comic sent 'disgusting' texts
Allegations made against award-winner Scott Gibson
24/06/2017 … Stand-up Scott Gibson is being investigated by police over reports that he sent 'disgusting' sexual message to female comedians.
Listen to these Idiot Bastards...
24/06/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Venue cancels comedian's show after death threat
...but Doug Stanhope isn't taking it seriously
24/06/2017 … A ‘drunken idiot’ forced a venue to cancel an appearance by American comic Doug Stanhope after sending an illiterate death threat via social media.
Fri 23 June 2017
New tours for Ellie Taylor and Mae Martin
23/06/2017 … Ellie Taylor and Mae Martin have both announced autumn tours.
Welcome to the 20th Century! Mock The Week features two women
...and it only took 162 episodes
23/06/2017 … Mock The Week quietly achieved a milestone last night – its first episode with TWO female comedians.
Book deal for Ariane Sherine
'Humorous and honest' guide to therapies
23/06/2017 … Comedian Ariane Sherine has signed a book deal to write an accessible guide to therapy.
Bill Cosby to tell youngsters how to avoid sex charges
(Lesson 1: Don't assault anybody)
23/06/2017 … Bill Cosby wants to tour America speaking to young people about sexual assault.
Russell Kane's smashing new gameshow
Contestants to vent their anger on All4's Rage Room
23/06/2017 … Russell Kane is to host a new gameshow inviting people to vent their spleen on whatever subjects get their goat.
Jason Manford and Paul Chowdhry extend tours
23/06/2017 … Jason Manford and Paul Chowdhry have extended their 2018 tours.
French and Saunders reunited
...to receive a 'comedy legend' award
23/06/2017 … Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were reunited on stage last night, to receive an award from Bristol’s Slapstick Comedy Festival.
© BBC First picture of Tracey Ullman as Theresa May
23/06/2017 … The BBC has released the first pictures of Tracey Ullman as Theresa May.
Thu 22 June 2017
© HBO 'Geriatric Dr Evil' sues John Oliver
Coal tycoon takes on the comedian... and his giant squirrel
22/06/2017 … A coal mining tycoon is suing John Oliver over the latest episode of Last Week Tonight.
Charlie Brooker offers Black Mirror masterclass
New event for Edinburgh TV festival
22/06/2017 … Charlie Brooker is to offer a Black Mirror masterclass with the show’s executive producer Annabel Jones.
Gemma Whelan joins The End of the F***ing World
New role for comic and Game Of Thrones star
22/06/2017 … Comedian and Game Of Thrones star Gemma Whelan has joined the cast of E4’s The End of the F***ing World.
Radio 4 examines taboo in comedy
New series fronted by Julia Sutherland
22/06/2017 … Comics including Felicity Ward, Janey Godley and Fern Brady are to discuss using uncomfortable subjects for comedy in a new Radio 4 series.
Comedy Central signs new deal for digital showrst
Every [Blank] Ever and Honest Trailers
22/06/2017 … Comedy Central has signed a deal to distribute more shorts on-demand and online.
Iain Stirling announces 2018 tour
Live dates for the voice of Love Island
22/06/2017 … Iain Stirling has announced a 30-date tour for 2018.
It's the Greenwich Meri-Dylan
22/06/2017 … The line-up has been announced for this year’s Greenwich Comedy Festival, which takes place in the grounds of the historic National Maritime Museum.
New Edinburgh Fringe award launched
For shows highlighting mental health issues
22/06/2017 … A new award has been launched for the Edinburgh Fringe show that most successfully explores the subject of mental health.
Jerry Springer: The Opera to open in New York
Off-Broadway debut for Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas's musical
22/06/2017 … Jerry Springer: The Opera is to play in New York – more than a decade after it was supposed to.
C4 plans new shows with Miranda Hart, Alan Carr and Harry Hill
22/06/2017 … Miranda Hart, Harry Hill and Alan Carr are to star in new entertainment shows for Channel 4.
Wed 21 June 2017
Seann Walsh joins Jack Dee sitcom
Starring in Bad Move alongside Kerry Godliman, too
21/06/2017 … Seann Walsh has joined the cast of the new ITV1 sitcom Bad Move.
30 Rock's Scott Adsit confirms London dates
21/06/2017 … 30 Rock star Scott Adsit will be performing improv at two London date.
Book deal for 'Spoken Nerd' duo
The Element In The Room out this autumn
21/06/2017 … Two-thirds of The Festival Of The Spoken Nerd are to release a comedy science book this autumn.
Austentatious announce autumn tour
21/06/2017 … Acclaimed improv show Austentatious has announced a new 22-date tour for the autumn.
Viceland UK to air Funny How?
Author Kliph Nesteroff examines the state of stand-up
21/06/2017 … Viceland is to air a new series looking at the US comedy scene, and what it takes to become a stand-up today.
New London date for Gabriel Iglesias
21/06/2017 … American comedian Gabriel Iglesias has added an extra London date to his forthcoming UK tour.
Game of Thrones star joins Derry Girls
Starring alongside Tommy Tiernan
21/06/2017 … Game Of Thrones Ian McElhinney has joined the cast of Channel 4's new sitcom Derry Girls, set during the Northern Irish Troubles.
Tue 20 June 2017
Jon Culshaw announces tour
Dead Ringers star joined by producer Bill Dare
20/06/2017 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jon Culshaw has announced an autumn tour, accompanied by comedy producer Bill Dare.
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.
© 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…
Tommy Tiernan returns to sitcom
Derry Girls role is his first in 16 years
19/06/2017 … Tommy Tiernan is returning to sitcom for the first time in more than 15 years.
New daytime quiz for Richard Osman
House Of Games heads to BBC Two
19/06/2017 … Richard Osman is to host a new daily celebrity teatime quiz for BBC Two.
Sun 18 June 2017
French and Saunders... and Giedroyc
The best of the week's live comedy
18/06/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Tracey Ullman to take on Theresa May
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
18/06/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 17 June 2017
Wil Anderson arrested on flight
Comic accused of being a disruptive passenger
17/06/2017 … Australian comedian Wil Anderson has been arrested after 'being a nuisance' on a Qantas flight.
Bill Cosby case ends in mistrial
Comic could face new proceedings
17/06/2017 … The judge in the Bill Cosby sex assault case has declared a mistrial.
© BBC Sara Pascoe, New York oddballs and race in stand-up
17/06/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 16 June 2017
Arise, Sir Billy...
And June Whitfield is made a dame
16/06/2017 … Billy Connolly has been knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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Jim Jefferies Show comes to the UK
Comedy Central to air late-night programme
16/06/2017 … Jim Jefferies’s new Comedy Central show is coming to the UK, Chortle can reveal.
Tony Slattery to make a Fringe comeback
'Perhaps I can play the “oh Jesus, I thought he died years ago” card.'
16/06/2017 … Tony Slattery is making a career comeback at the Edinburgh Fringe, joining the cast of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Chortle can reveal.
Al Murray donates gig proceeds to Grenfell Tower victims
Gesture matched by Underbelly venue
16/06/2017 … Al Murray is donating profits of this weekend’s gigs in London to victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Thu 15 June 2017
Mammoth comedy gig for Grenfell Tower victims
With McIntyre, Flanagan, Bridges and more
15/06/2017 … A huge comedy benefit has been announced for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
David Mitchell pilots new panel show
...based on items audience bring along
15/06/2017 … David Mitchell is piloting a new panel show, based on items the audience bring along to the studio.
Rob Delaney to appear on Question Time
Catastrophe star on tonight's panel
15/06/2017 … Comedian Rob Delaney is to appear on Question Time tonight.
BBC comedy is 'too conservative'
Viewers demand more risk-taking in major Ofcom research
15/06/2017 … The BBC is weak on comedy and fails to take enough risks, viewers say.
© Steve Ullathorne Paul Merton: I wouldn't host Just A Minute
Comic rules out replacing Nicholas Parsons
15/06/2017 … Paul Merton says he has no interest in taking over as chairman of Just A Minute when Nicholas Parsons steps aside.
© BBC Bafta honours Henry Normal
Special award for comedy writer and producer
15/06/2017 … Comedy writer and producer Henry Normal is to receive a Bafta special award.
Honorary degree for Ruby Wax
Staffordshire Uni makes her a doctor
15/06/2017 … Ruby Wax is to be awarded an honorary degree by Staffordshire University.
Comics unite for Grenfell Tower victims
Daniel Kitson to host benefit gig
15/06/2017 … Some of Britain’s top political comics are hosting a fundraiser for those affected by the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower.
Tony Blair to appear in a Last Leg sketch
Comedy performance alongside Adam Hills & Co
15/06/2017 … Tony Blair is to appear in a comedy sketch on tomorrow night’s The Last Leg.
Wed 14 June 2017
Stand-up novel wins Man Booker Prize
International accolade for A Horse Walks Into A Bar
14/06/2017 … A novel based on a single fictional stand-up set has won this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Jack Whitehall joins C4's Host The Week
Second guest star on new comedy format
14/06/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to be one of the guest presenters of Channel 4’s new topical improvised sketch show Host The Week.
BBC Studios appoints a new comedy exec
James Farrell is now head of development
14/06/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys producer James Farrell has become head of development in the comedy department of BBC Studios.
Charlie Chaplin to get a blue plaque
Paul Merton unveils the tribute today
14/06/2017 … Paul Merton is to unveil a blue plaque to Charlie Chaplin today, The Have I Got News For You star will perform the ceremony at Glenshaw Mansions on Brixton…
© Steve Ullathorne Camp Bestival fills out its comedy line-up
Phil Nichol and more join the bill
14/06/2017 … Camp Bestival has announced its full comedy line-up.
Radio 4 show for Daliso Chaponda
...hot on the heels of his Britain's Got Talent success
14/06/2017 … Daliso Chaponda has landed his first Radio 4 show – ten days after appearing in the Britain’s Got Talent final.
Tue 13 June 2017
© UKTV Gold Taskmaster's new team announced
Series 5 coming later this year
13/06/2017 … Nish Kumar, Sally Phillips Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson are to be the contestants on the next series of Taskmaster.
Comics lined up for Edinburgh book festival
On what it means to be a man, or a woman
13/06/2017 … Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Limmy and Robert Webb are to appear this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival.
Black Mirror to become a series of books
13/06/2017 … Black Mirror is to become a series of books.
© CBS Book deal for internet comic Cian Twomey
Go F*ck Yourself, Cian out this autmun
13/06/2017 … Internet comedian Cian Twomey has landed a book deal.
Iannucci starts work on David Copperfield
13/06/2017 … Armando Iannucci has started work on his adaptation of David Copperfield.
The Stand's Tommy Sheppard bids to lead SNP in Westmister
Comedy club owner confirms his intentions
13/06/2017 … Stand comedy club founder Tommy Sheppard has formally announced he is bidding to lead the SNP in Westminster.
Comics unite for Manchester terror victims
Including BGT's Daliso Chaponda
13/06/2017 … Manchester’s Frog & Bucket comedy club is to stage a fundraising night for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack and their families.
Michael Palin donates his archive to the British Library
50 volumes of Python notes and letters
13/06/2017 … Michael Palin has donated more than 50 notebooks to the British Library.
Mon 12 June 2017
Kathy Lette announces first comedy tour
12/06/2017 … Comic author Kathy Lette is to embark on her first live comedy tour.
© Channel 4 Look who's guarding the Crystal Maze!
Adam Buxton and Jessica Hynes make cameos
12/06/2017 … Adam Buxton and Jessica Hynes are to make cameo appearances in the new series of The Crystal Maze.
Lindsay Lohan joins Sky comedy Sick Note
With Rupert Grint and Nick Frost
12/06/2017 … Lindsay Lohan has joined Rupert Grint and Nick Frost in the Sky comedy Sick Note.
Sun 11 June 2017
© Martin Shields/BBC Scotland 'I’m just flabbergasted...'
Billy Connolly wowed by the giant murals of himself
11/06/2017 … Billy Connolly has visited the giant murals of himself in Glasgow – and given them the thumbs-up.
Netflix special for Maz Jobrani
11/06/2017 … Maz Jobrani has landed a Netflix comedy special.
James Acaster at the London Palladium
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
11/06/2017 … It’s a relatively quiet week for broadcast comedy - but here are our highlights:Wednesday 14 JuneTONIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM: James Acaster and The Noise Next…
A big bill for a big bill...
The best of the week's live comedy
11/06/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Sat 10 June 2017
Kenneth WIlliams in his element
The week's best comedy on demand
10/06/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 09 June 2017
Aha! Partridge returns to the BBC
09/06/2017 … Alan Partridge is returning to the BBC with a new show for the first time in 15 years.
Eddie Izzard to run for Jo Cox
09/06/2017 … Eddie Izzard is to take part in a memorial event in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels star Glenne Headly dies
09/06/2017 … Glenne Headly, the heiress who Steve Martin and Michael Caine competed to swindle in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, has died at the age of 62.
ITV pilots impressionist panel show
09/06/2017 … ITV is piloting a new panel show based around impressions.
Croeso i Gymru...
Elis James welcomes Miles Jupp to Wales in new BBC travelogue
09/06/2017 … Miles Jupp and Elis James are making a Welsh travelogue for the BBC.
Entries open for Amused Moose comedy award
09/06/2017 … Entries have opened for this year’s Amused Moose comedy award.
Frankie Boyle to release satirical new book
Your Guide To Hell 'cuts through the bullshit'
09/06/2017 … Frankie Boyle is to release a new satirical book about politics.
Julian Clary to star in a play written just for him
Le Grand Mort hits the West End this autumn
09/06/2017 … Julian Clary is to star in the world premiere of a new black comedy on the West End stage.
Alan Carr, come on down!
Comic to host a Price Is Right revival
09/06/2017 … Alan Carr is to host another revival of The Price is Right.
Scot Squad go back on the beat
BBC Scotland orders a fourth series
09/06/2017 … Police sitcom Scot Squad has been commissioned for a fourth series, its creator has announced.
Radio 4 pops back to Fags, Mags & Bags
7th series of cornershop comedy commissioned
09/06/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned a seventh series of its Scottish-Asian corner-shop comedy sitcom Fags, Mags & Bags.
Could The Stand's boss lead the SNP in Westminster?
Tommy Sheppard tipped for political promotion
09/06/2017 … Stand comedy club owner Tommy Sheppard is being tipped as the next SNP Commons leader after retaining his Edinburgh East seat for the SNP.
Thu 08 June 2017
Jennifer Saunders joins David O'Doherty's sitcom pilot
As does White Gold star Joe Thomas
08/06/2017 … Jennifer Saunders and Joe Thomas have joined the cast of David O'Doherty's Antarctic-set comedy Stuck.
Discovering Britain’s Great Gay Buildings
Comic Liz Carr in new C4 series
08/06/2017 … Stephen Fry and Liz Carr are among the celebrities investigating ‘Britain’s Great Gay Buildings’ in a new Channel 4 series.
BBC pays tribute to Peter Kay again
Second series of his Comedy Shuffle
08/06/2017 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Peter Kay’s compilation show, Comedy Shuffle.
Russell Kane joins Edinburgh TV festival
08/06/2017 … Russell Kane and political aide-comedian Ayesha Hazarika have joined the line-up of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
Dave Johns joins soccer movie
Biopic of goalkeeper Bert Trautmann
08/06/2017 … Dave Johns has signed up for another film – this one a biopic of legendary German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann.
ITV orders more Little Big Shots
08/06/2017 … ITV have commissioned a second series of Dawn French-fronted talent show Little Big Shots.
Radio 4 to serialise Eddie Izzard memoirs
08/06/2017 … Eddie Izzard's memoirs, Believe Me, are to be serialised on Radio 4.
Kaftaesque comedians
Comedy stars in new version of Metamorphosis
08/06/2017 … Comics including Tom Basden, Tim Key and Emma Sidi are to star in a new version of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis.
Who does Ruby Wax think she is?
Comic to appear on BBC geneolgy show
08/06/2017 … Ruby Wax is to appear in Who Do You Think You Are? – after she begged the BBC to probe her family tree.
Sky reveals its Summer season...
Wealth of talent in new comedy shorts
08/06/2017 … Sharon Horgan, Joe Wilkinson and Morgana Robinson – and even former cricketer Andrew Flintoff – are among those involved in the next batch of comedy…
Wed 07 June 2017
Sky pilots David O'Doherty's Antarctic comedy
07/06/2017 … David O'Doherty has landed a sitcom pilot for Sky.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Scripts finished for Still Game's next series
07/06/2017 … The new series of Still Game is a step closer to hitting TV screens, now the scripts have been finished Co-creator Greg Hemphill has revealed on Twitter that…
The three-year-old up for a comedy award
Isla is ranked with Scotland's biggest stars
07/06/2017 … A three-year-old girl has been nominated for a Scottish Comedy Award against some of the most established names in the business Isla Nelson is up for best actress…
From The Inbetweeners to Babysitting
Iain Morris to remake a French farce
07/06/2017 … Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris is to remake a hit French comedy movie in English.
Four candles to remember Ronnie
Corbett's memorial service in Westminster Abbey
07/06/2017 … Around 2,000 people are remembering Ronnie Corbett at a memorial service in Westminster Abbey today.
© C4 Channel 4 orders improvised topical sketch series
From the makers of Murder In Successville
07/06/2017 … Channel 4 has ordered a new improvised topical sketch series from the Murder In Successville producers.
Ricky Gervais scoops an award... for his movie trailer
Life On The Road promo recognised
07/06/2017 … Ricky Gervais has won an award – for a movie trailer.
Sydney harbours Bridges
Kevin to headline Australian festival
07/06/2017 … Kevin Bridges is to headline the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Sydney this September.
Edinburgh Fringe programme launches with 3,398 shows
70th festival vows an ‘Alliance of Defiance’
07/06/2017 … The Edinburgh Fringe has officially launched its programme for the 70th anniversary.
Al Murray to make his panto debut
07/06/2017 … Al Murray is making his pantomime debut this Christmas The Pub Landlord comic will play Idle Al in Jack and the Beanstalk at the New Wimbledon Theatre in…
Terry Gilliam finishes his Don Quixote film... 17 years late
'Any sensible person would have given up years ago'
07/06/2017 … It has taken him the best part of two decades, but Terry Gilliam has finally finished shooting on The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
New tours for Kerry Godliman and Abandoman
07/06/2017 … Kerry Godliman and Abandoman have both announced UK tours.
Tue 06 June 2017
All things Brighton, beautiful
Resort's fringe fest hands out its award
06/06/2017 … Character comedian Alice Marshall has won the award for best comedy at this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Getting the Boabby prize
Still Game star hosts Scottish theatre awards
06/06/2017 … Gavin Mitchell, best known as Boabby the Barman in Still Game, is to present the CATS award for Scottish theatre this weekend.
Sky Arts buys comedy documentary series
The History Of Comedy first aired on CNN
06/06/2017 … Sky Arts is to air an eight-part documentary series charting the evolution of American comedy.
Ryan and Kane join Cornwall's first comedy fest
More names for Stand Up in The Wyldes
06/06/2017 … Katherine Ryan and Russell Kane have joined the line-up for Cornwall’s first comedy festival.
Miranda's singing 'is like a camel in labour'
Critics mixed over Hart's West End debut
06/06/2017 … Miranda Hart has received mixed reviewed for her West End and musical debut in Annie.
Comedies up for 2017 South Bank Awards
Camping, Fleabag and People Just Do Nothing
06/06/2017 … Camping, Fleabag and People Just Do Nothing have been nominated for this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
Mon 05 June 2017
Peter Sallis dies at 96
Star of Last Of The Summer Wine and Wallace and Gromit
05/06/2017 … Peter Sallis, the star of Last of the Summer Wine and the voice of Wallace, has died at the age of 96.
Comics unite for big mental health benefit
McIntyre, Hill, Skinner and more...
05/06/2017 … Some of the biggest names in British comedy are to stage a benefit for Heads Together, the mental health campaign spearheaded by Princes William and Harry.
Sun 04 June 2017
Frankie goes to town
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
04/06/2017 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 03 June 2017
Daliso Chaponda comes third in BGT
03/06/2017 … Daliso Chaponda has come third in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Bill Maher 'must be fired' over racial epithet
03/06/2017 … Bill Maher has been slated after dropping the N-word on TV.
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
This week's best comedy shows on demand
03/06/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Hal to play
Cruttenden to compete in Saturday night BBC One show
03/06/2017 … Hal Cruttenden is to appear on a new Saturday night TV show.
Fri 02 June 2017
Daliso's got talent!
Comic makes it through to BGT finals
02/06/2017 … Daliso Chaponda has made it through to tomorrow’s Britain’s Got Talent final after wowing judges and audience alike.
Mark Watson and Shazia Mirza join The Island
Surviving on Bear Grylls' C4 show
02/06/2017 … Mark Watson and Shazia Mirza are taking part in the next series of The Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls.
© BBC Miranda 'set for a comeback'
Stars discuss reviving the sitcom
02/06/2017 … Miranda Hart’s eponymous sitcom could be making an unexpected return.
Jonny Awsum's BGT streak ends
Comic fails to make the finals
02/06/2017 … Musical comedian Jonny Awsum has failed to make the final of Britain's Got Talent.
Thu 01 June 2017
The Kardashians of comedy?
Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley star in a new 'reality sitcom'
01/06/2017 … The marriage of comedians Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley is to be documented in a new TV ‘reality sitcom’.
Comedian wins children's writing prize
Rohan Agalawatta praised for his first book
01/06/2017 … Stand-up Rohan Agalawatta has won a prize for his first children’s book.
Roy Barraclough dies at 81
Remembered for his Cissie And Ada sketches with Les Dawson
01/06/2017 … Roy Barraclough, Les Dawson’s partner in the classic Cissie and Ada sketches, has died at the age of 81.
Jonathan Pie announces 2018 tour
Angry news reporter hits the road
01/06/2017 … Spoof news reporter Jonathan Pie has announced a 2018 tour.
Spinal Tap's bassist goes solo
Harry Shearer plans a Derek Smalls album
01/06/2017 … Spinal Tap’s Harry Shearer is set to release his first solo album in the guise of bassist Derek Smalls.
'I had to get metal detectors at my gigs after death threats'
Sarah Silverman reveals security scare
01/06/2017 … Sarah Silverman has had to install metal detectors at her gigs because of the death threats she receives.
Wed 31 May 2017
Tony Law to star in radio comedy
31/05/2017 … Tony Law is to star in a new Radio 4 sitcom.
Judges pick Flowers
C4 comedy up for Edinburgh TV Award
31/05/2017 … Channel 4 comedy Flowers has been nominated for best new show in the Edinburgh TV Awards.
James Corden's UK guests are named
Late Late Show comes to London
31/05/2017 … The guests have been confirmed for James Corden’s run of The Late Late Show from London next week.
Montreal bound!
Jim Carrey, David Baddiel and Stuart Goldsmith join Just For Laughs
31/05/2017 … Jim Carrey, David Baddiel and Stuart Goldsmith have been added to the line-up of Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival.
Elaine C Smith joins Fat Friends
31/05/2017 … Elaine C Smith has joined the cast of Kay Mellor's Fat Friends – The Musical.
© Steve Ullathorne Ad enough?
Hugh Dennis to introduce two hours of commercials on ITV
31/05/2017 … Hugh Dennis is to present a two-hour block of advertising on ITV.
ITV moves Britain's Got Talent final
To avoid clash with with Ariana Grande concert
31/05/2017 … The Britain's Got Talent final is switching from Sunday to Saturday to avoid clashing with Ariana Grande's concert for the victims of the suicide bomber who struck…
© BBC Audiences still crave traditional sitcom
...according to academic's new research
31/05/2017 … Despite the expansion of more narrative comedies, audiences still crave the familiarity of ‘traditional’ sitcoms, new research has found.
Funny from every angle
Comics to release 360-degree VR sketch
31/05/2017 … Comics Micky Overman, Lynn Ruth Miller and Jordan Brookes are to star in a new video filmed in 360-degree virtual reality.
Dave Johns signs up for wrestling movie
Walk Like A Panther shooting now
31/05/2017 … Comic Dave Johns is to star in a new comedy movie about British wrestling called Walk Like A Panther.
Katherine Ryan announces Glitter Room tour
31/05/2017 … Katherine Ryan will today announce the first dates in her new stand-up tour, Glitter Room.
Kevin Hart to make music comedy
31/05/2017 … Kevin Hart is making a new comedy series based around the comings and goings of a music recording studio.
Comic sorry over 'beheaded Trump' photo
Kathy Griffin provokes outrage
31/05/2017 … American comic Kathy Griffin has apologised for sharing a photo of herself holding the bloody, severed head of Donald Trump.
Tue 30 May 2017
Matt Lucas: Margaret Thatcher was a murderer
Comic blasts former PM in new gay rights film
30/05/2017 … Matt Lucas has branded Margaret Thatcher a 'murderer' for discriminating against gay people.
Fringe will get off to a Blissful start
Drag queen Panti to deliver opening address
30/05/2017 … Irish drag queen Panti Bliss will give the welcome address to performers at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Micky Flanagan adds six more arena dates
An’ Another Fing... continues to grow
30/05/2017 … Micky Flanagan has added six more dates to his An’ Another Fing… tour.
Satirists unite for election podcast
Strong And Stable to launch tomorrow
30/05/2017 … Some of Britain’s top satirists – including Rory Bremner, Jonathan Pie and Josie Long – are to launch a new podcast series to tie in with the general…
Mon 29 May 2017
Distribution deal for Amy Schumer's next movie
I Feel Pretty starts shooting soon
29/05/2017 … Amy Schumer’s next film has landed a distribution deal at the Cannes Film Festival.
Nick Elleray is the Old Comedian of 2017
Leicester Square Theatre crowns its champion
29/05/2017 … Nick Elleray has won this year's Old Comedian of the Year final title at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Sun 28 May 2017
Radio 4 adapts Michael Palin's only stage play
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
28/05/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Sunday May 28 PYGMALION: Alistair McGowan, Morgana Robinson, Sian Phillips and Al Murray star in George Bernard…
Who's in the Old Comedian of the Year final?
The best of the week's live comedy
28/05/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Revealed: The comics in the Britain's Got Talent semis
...and the 'gag thief' isn't among them
28/05/2017 … Comedy acts Jonny Awsum, Jess Robinson and Lords Of Strut have all made it through to the live semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent.
Sat 27 May 2017
Getting inside Miles Jupp
This week's best comedy shows on demand
27/05/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 26 May 2017
Russell Howard breaks Chinese stand-up record
(Though there are still 1.4billion who haven't seen him...)
26/05/2017 … Russell Howard has claimed the record for the biggest ever stand-up show in China.
Australian TV used comedians to commentate on the football – and it didn't end well
Outrage over 'disrespectful' coverage
26/05/2017 … Australian broadcaster ABC’s decision to use comedians to cover the Liverpool vs Sydney football match seems to have backfired badly.
© BBC Luisa Omielan gets topical for the BBC, bitches
Corporation announces a raft of new satires
26/05/2017 … Luisa Omielan has landed her first BBC series – a topical show called Politics For Bitches.
First look at Richard Ayoade on The Crystal Maze
26/05/2017 … Here is the first image of Richard Ayoade on the set of The Crystal Maze.
Cast announced for Jack Whitehall's Bounty Hunters
Including Robert Lindsay and Doc Brown
26/05/2017 … The full cast has been announced for Jack Whitehall’s new action-comedy drama, Bounty Hunter.
Thu 25 May 2017
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…
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.
Comedy agent sells up
Debi Allen becomes part of Curtis Brown
25/05/2017 … Comedy agent Debi Allen – whose clients include Stewart Lee, Sue Perkins and Dave Johns – has sold her company to agency giant Curtis Brown.
Doug Anthony All Stars announce London gig
25/05/2017 … The Doug Anthony All Stars have announced a rare London gig.
Kieran Hodgson lands Radio 4 show
Earworms offers a primer in classical music
25/05/2017 … Kieran Hodgson is making a new series about classical music for Radio 4.
Frankie Boyle's election night comeback
Comic to hit BBC Two soon after polls close
25/05/2017 … Frankie Boyle is to make his BBC comeback minutes after the polls close at the general election.
Wed 24 May 2017
Ellen DeGeneres returns to stand-up
24/05/2017 … Ellen DeGeneres is set to make her return to stand-up after being lured back to the stage with a big-money Netflix deal.
A bursary for her...
London club offers backing to female comics
24/05/2017 … London’s 99 Clubs are awarding two £500 bursaries to help new female comics take their debut shows to the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Andy Hollingworth Radio show for comic Steffen Peddie
New contract with BBC Newcastle
24/05/2017 … Comic Steffen Peddie is to host a new radio show on BBC Newcastle.
It's 'dogservational’ comedy
24/05/2017 … Comedians are to perform the first stand-up show… for dogs.
Scrapped: Jon Stewart's animated satire
Topical HBO show proved too ambitious
24/05/2017 … Jon Stewart has scrapped his planned topical animation show.
© C4 Last Leg to air two-hour Jo Cox-inspired special
Celebrating unity over division
24/05/2017 … The Last Leg is to host a special two-hour edition to help remember murdered MP Jo Cox.
Russell Kane's Facebook show claims 750k views
Ratings are in for Kaneing Live discussion show
24/05/2017 … Russell Kane’s Facebook Live programme The Kaneing Live has attracted 750,000 views so far.
Unveiled: David Baddiel's fourth children's book
Birthday Boy offers more wish-fulfilment
24/05/2017 … David Baddiel’s fourth children’s book is to be a Groundhog-Day style adventure in which a boy’s dream that it could be his birthday every day…
Comedy Central buys Nish Kumar & Joel Dommett travelogue
...and pilots a new topical show from the pair
24/05/2017 … Comedy Central is to air a new travelogue from Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar.
Comedy Central to launch new stand-up show
Under a new deal with Soho Theatre
24/05/2017 … Comedy Central is to air some cutting-edge stand-up performances under a new deal with London’s Soho Theatre.
London gets another all-improv theatre
24/05/2017 … London is to get its another fringe theatre dedicated to improv.
© Bob Mortimer/Twitter Matt Lucas and Matt Berry join Big Night Out
Vic & Bob reunite with old pals
24/05/2017 … Matt Lucas and Matt Berry are joining Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer in the Big Night Out revival.
Tue 23 May 2017
Donald Trump extends his term
23/05/2017 … Comedy Central has ordered seven more episodes of The President Show.
© C4 A very little bit of politics
BBC Two launches daily topical mini-show from Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
23/05/2017 … Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin – the creators of Outnumbered and Drop The Dead Donkey – are making a new ultra-topical political comedy for…
© Steve Ullathorne Paul Merton writes a movie
Comedy thriller now in development
23/05/2017 … Paul Merton has revealed that he is writing a comedy-thriller for the big screen.
Stewart Lee: Why I'm doing my Manchester gig tonight
'I think you have to carry on'
23/05/2017 … Stewart Lee says he’s going ahead with his gig in Greater Manchester tonight because ‘it seems like the right choice’.
ITV are 'scared' to air Son Of B'stard
Writers claim broadcaster fears a flop
23/05/2017 … ITV are ‘too scared’ to air the comeback of immoral MP Alan B’Stard, his creators have claimed.
Comedy Store cancels gig following Manchester atrocity
23/05/2017 … The Manchester Comedy Store has cancelled its fundraiser for comedian Jim Tavare tonight, in light of the murderous attack at the Manchester Arena.
Comedies shine in the morning and late at night
...according to Netflix research
23/05/2017 … Viewers prefer comedy early in the morning and late at night, streaming service Netflix has reported.
Mon 22 May 2017
Ricky Gervais reveals plans for a new sitcom
Attached would revolve around newly single 55-year-old
22/05/2017 … Ricky Gervais is planning a new sitcom about a fiftysomething man who splits from his wife.
© Paul Manners/CC BY-SA 4.0 Michael Barrymore launches claim for £2.5m damages
Comic claims wrongful arrest over Stuart Lubbock's death
22/05/2017 … Michael Barrymore has launched his bid for £2.
Pascoe to Pasquale...
Balham Comedy Festival announces 2017 line-up
22/05/2017 … South London’s Balham Comedy festival has announced its line-up for 2017, with acts ranging from Sara Pascoe to Joe Pasquale.
Benidorm off the hook over cleft palate joke
Ofcom will not investigate 131 complaints
22/05/2017 … Ofcom is to take no action over complaints that Benidorm was ‘grossly offensive’ to people with cleft palates.
Vic Reeves to appear in Coronation Street
Comic signs up for major storyline
22/05/2017 … Vic Reeves has signed up for a major recurring role in Coronation Street.
Iain Stirling to front new ITV2 game show
CelebAbility puts stars' odd talents to the test
22/05/2017 … Iain Stirling is to front a new ‘physical comedy entertainment show’ for ITV2.
Award-winning Rose
Winners of NZ Comedy Fest accolades announced
22/05/2017 … London-based comic Rose Matafeo has won the prize for best show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
Sun 21 May 2017
Joe Lycett to host Sunday Brunch
And he's scooped Sydney Comedy Fest award
21/05/2017 … Joe Lycett is to present Sunday Brunch – hot on the heels of winning an award for best international act at the Sydney Comedy Festival.
Just imagine! US President causes chaos on Middle East visit
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
21/05/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Monday May 22 DARA O BRIAIN’S GO 8 BIT: Rob Beckett and Zoe Lyons bash their controllers…
Sat 20 May 2017
Fri 19 May 2017
Who's on the next series of Stand Up Central?
19/05/2017 … Al Murray, Lee Nelson, Dane Baptiste, Joel Dommett, Luisa Omielan and Nish Kumar are to headline the new series of Stand Up Central, Chortle can reveal.
Arthur Smith to play William Burroughs
19/05/2017 … He once wrote: ‘How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
© SolomanMcKenzie/CC BY-SA 3.0 Tommy Cannon declared bankrupt
A far cry from the once-lavish lifestyle
19/05/2017 … Tommy Cannon has been declared bankrupt.
Patton Oswalt announces UK date
19/05/2017 … Patton Oswalt has announced a rare UK date.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Battling barnacles! Nick Frost to play Captain Pugwash
Live action movie to shoot next year
19/05/2017 … Nick Frost is to play Captain Pugwash in a live-action movie based on the cult children’s character.
Thu 18 May 2017
Debunking Scottish stereotypes
Daniel Sloss signs up for ad campaign
18/05/2017 … Comedian Daniel Sloss has written a new pamphlet debunking Scottish stereotypes as part of a new advertising campaign.
Now who's the snowflake?
Politician who hates political correctness sues after being called a nasty name
18/05/2017 … A right-wing politician who campaigns vigorously against political correctness has taken legal action – after a comedian called her a nasty name.
Rowan Atkinson to make Johnny English 3
18/05/2017 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a surprise comeback as Johnny English, eight years after the bumbling spy's last film outing.
Comedies up for digital awards
18/05/2017 … Taskmaster, Jamali Maddix and, of course, Fleabag are among the nominees for leading TV industry awards announced today.
© BBC/Pett TV/Christopher Baines Vic and Bob bring back Big Night Out
18/05/2017 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are bringing their Big Night Out stage show back to BBC Two for a one-off special.
'It can be a terrible curse...'
Stephen Fry records a new video about his bipolar disorder
18/05/2017 … Stephen Fry has recorded a message for his younger self as part of a mental health campaign.
More tour dates for Rob Brydon
18/05/2017 … Rob Brydon has announced more dates in his I Am Standing Up tour.
Eddie Izzard announces mini-book tour
Four dates to tie in with his memoirs
18/05/2017 … Eddie Izzard has announced four UK dates to tie in with the publication of hs memoirs.
The very Big Yins: Glasgow to get three giant Billy Connolly murals
Well, he always was off-the-wall...
18/05/2017 … Three giant murals of Billy Connolly are to be installed around his hometown of Glasgow.
Cornwall to get an outdoor comedy festival
18/05/2017 … Bill Bailey has been named as the first headliner for a new comedy festival taking place in Cornwall.
Wed 17 May 2017
© BBC Coming soon: Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Topical BBC Two show to launch in Jine
17/05/2017 … Details have emerged about Frankie Boyle's new topical TV comedy show, which is set to be called New World Order.
Stuart Goldsmith gets his fans to write his show
A crowdsourcing experiment for the Edinburgh Fringe
17/05/2017 … He's picked the brains of some of the world's best comedians on his podcast.
The Bluths are back
Netflix officially confirms Arrested Development series 5
17/05/2017 … Netflix has officially confirmed the fifth series of Arrested Development.
Philip Glenister to star in new Sky comedy-drama
Living The Dream is set in a US trailer park
17/05/2017 … Life on Mars actor Philip Glenister is to star in a major transatlantic comedy-drama for Sky.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 Daniel Radcliffe is an angel
...in a new US comedy set in heaven
17/05/2017 … Daniel Radcliffe is to star as an angel in a new US comedy show set in heaven.
David Baddiel takes over C4 continuity announcements
In the name of of dementia awareness
17/05/2017 … David Baddiel is to take over the Channel 4 continuity announcements on Friday in support of Dementia Awareness Week.
Westminster Abbey to say ‘goodbye to him’
And fans can attend Ronnie Corbett memorial
17/05/2017 … Westminster Abbey is to hold a thanksgiving service for Ronnie Corbett Fans of the comedian, who died March last year at the age of 85, will be able…
© BBC League of Gentlemen plan Christmas special
17/05/2017 … The League of Gentleman are hoping to make their long-awaited comeback with a Christmas special this year.
The comedians at the End Of The Road
Festival announces its comedy line-up
17/05/2017 … The End of The Road festival has announced the line-up for its comedy stage.
Peter Kay's Q&A for cancer sufferer
Another gig after previous efforts raised £150,000
17/05/2017 … Peter Kay is holding another Q&A session in aid of cancer sufferer Polly Haydock.
Tue 16 May 2017
American TV returns to classic sitcom scenes
Revival show from Jimmy Kimmel
16/05/2017 … Scenes from classic sitcoms are to be acted out by modern-day comedy stars in a live special for American TV.
Roseanne revival confirmed
With both Beckies and Dan alive and well...
16/05/2017 … The Roseanne reunion has been confirmed - with all the original cast.
Jimmy Kimmel to host Oscars again
Comic returns for 90th Academy Awards
16/05/2017 … Jimmy Kimmel is to return to host the Oscars ceremony for a second year.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to make a new comedy-horror movie
Slaughterhouse Rulez set in elite private school
16/05/2017 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are to reunite for a new comedy-horror film Slaughterhouse Rulez.
Tim Vine pilots TV show
Time-travelling adventure follows Radio 2 show
16/05/2017 … Tim Vine is piloting a version of his time-travelling show for TV.
New sci-fi comedy from Family Guy's Seth Macfarlane
The Orville to launch this autumn
16/05/2017 … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is making a new sci-fi comedy called The Orville.
Penny Dreadfuls go into spying
16/05/2017 … Sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls are to parody John Le Carré in their latest Radio 4 spoof.
Will Al Porter host an Irish Blind Date?
He's the new Cilla, according to reports
16/05/2017 … Al Porter is set to host an Irish version of Blind Date, it has been reported today.
Legal go-ahead for joke theft case
Writer alleges Conan's team lifted gags from his blog
16/05/2017 … Accusations of joke theft are rife in the comedy world – but rarely do they make it to court.
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night to return
16/05/2017 … Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night is to return, with David Mitchell, Richard Osman and Jeremy Paxman.
Miranda: I won't make a film version of my sitcom
16/05/2017 … Miranda Hart has ruled out making a big screen version of her hit sitcom – but says it could return to TV.
Mon 15 May 2017
© Seth Olenick Stand-up special for Jena Friedman
15/05/2017 … Jena Friedman, who played the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015, is to record a stand-up special for America’s Adult Swim.
Micky Flanagan beats sales records
Biggest audiences in Newcastle and Sheffield
15/05/2017 … Micky Flanagan has broken venue box-office records in Newcastle and Sheffield this weekend.
© Stuart Hogben Nick Helm to host TV food show
New travel-based series for Dave
15/05/2017 … Nick Helm is making a food travelogue for Dave.
Sculptor chosen for Victoria Wood statue
Graham Ibbeson was also behind the Eric Morecambe tribute
15/05/2017 … Graham Ibbeson, who created the seafront statue of Eric Morecambe in Lancashire, has been selected to create the bronze of Victoria Wood planned for her home town…
Daniel Kitson Manchester dates go on sale
First stand-up show in four years
15/05/2017 … Tickets have just gone on general sale for Daniel Kitson’s new stand-up show in Manchester.
Sun 14 May 2017
© BBC Michael McIntyre wins his first Bafta
14/05/2017 … Michael McIntrye has won his first Bafta.
For the players
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
14/05/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Vent boy
The best of the week's live comedy
14/05/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy Sunday May 14 BRIGHTON: The Fringe continues.
Arrested Development star: I've signed up for more
Jason Bateman confirms fifth series
14/05/2017 … Arrested Development is set to return for a fifth series.
Axed: Stephen Fry's American Sitcom
The Great Indoors won't be going out any more...
14/05/2017 … Stephen Fry’s American comedy series The Great Indoors has been cancelled.
Sat 13 May 2017
West End benefit for Jim Tavare
Comics rally to their colleague after horror crash
13/05/2017 … Top comedy stars have announced a new West End benefit to raise money for Jim Tavare’s medical bills.
Aziz Ansari's Master Of None returns
13/05/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 12 May 2017
Paul Whitehouse joins Hatton Garden heist movie
Alongside Michael Caine and Tom Courtenay
12/05/2017 … Paul Whitehouse has joined the star-studded cast of a new movie about the Hatton Garden robbery.
Comedian demands £10k from Comic Relief over plagiarism
Can the idea of a 'professional heckler' be copyright?
12/05/2017 … A comedian has demanded £10,000 from Comic Relief in compensation for alleged plagiarism – even though the contested sketch bears little relation to…
Mel Giedroyc pilots new panel show
Generation gap challenge devised by Jenny Eclair
12/05/2017 … Former Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc is to host a run-through of a new panel show devised by Jenny Eclair.
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Lost Voice Guy launches BBC Three series
Lee Ridley seeks a new accent in Voice Of The People
12/05/2017 … BBC Three has launched a new series featuring ‘Lost Voice Guy’ comic Lee Ridley.
© BBC Revealed: The one line the BBC censored from The Thick Of It
Armando Iannucci spills the beans
12/05/2017 … The BBC allowed all manner of creative swearing and graphic insults to air during The Thick Of It.
Thu 11 May 2017
The best of the old
Old Comedian of the Year finalists announced
11/05/2017 … The finalists have been announced for this year's Old Comedian of the Year final.
Robin Ince and Brian Cox pen Infinite Monkey Cage book
'An irreverent celebration of scientific marvels'
11/05/2017 … Robin Ince and Professor Brian Cox are writing an Infinite Monkey Cage book.
Simon Amstell writes his first book
Help deconstructs his stand-up... and his life
11/05/2017 … Simon Amstell has written his first book.
Cast announced for BBC Four's Queers
Comedy names among the line-up
11/05/2017 … Rebecca Front, Russell Tovey and Gemma Wheelan are to appear in the BBC’s new series of monologues about homosexuality.
Benidorm under fire over cleft palate insult
Viewers complain over 'grossly offensive' line
11/05/2017 … Benidorm has come under fire over an insult directed at a character with a cleft palate.
No Such Thing As A Fish release their first book
11/05/2017 … The No Such Thing As A Fish podcast is to publish its first book.
Fox picks up Ed Weeks comedy
British comic to star in LA To Vegas
11/05/2017 … Ed Weeks’s US comedy series LA To Vegas has been picked up for a full series by the Fox network.
The Tenderloins announce UK arena tour
New dates for team behind Comedy Central's Impractical Jokers
11/05/2017 … The Tenderloins - the comedy troupe behind Comedy Central's Impractical Jokers – have announced another UK and Ireland tour.
Stand-up documentary Dying Laughing gets UK release
More than 50 comedians feature
11/05/2017 … Dying Laughing, a documentary about stand-up featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Stewart Lee, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan, Eddie Izzard, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman and the…
Russell Kane to front Facebook Live show
One-off based on his Kaneing rants
11/05/2017 … Russell Kane is hosting a new show on Facebook Live.
Herring and Collins back on a podcast together
11/05/2017 … Richard Herring is to be reunited with his former podcast partner Andrew Collins for the first time in six years.
Modern Family gets two more series
Last Man On Earth renewed, too
11/05/2017 … Modern Family has been renewed for two more seasons.
Wed 10 May 2017
Comics to star in Pygmalion
Morgana Robinson, Alistair McGowan and Al Murray
10/05/2017 … A star-studded comedy cast is to star in a new recording of Pygmalion for Radio 4.
Alexei Sayle returns to the Fringe
...Jason Manford too, as Underbelly finalises its line-up
10/05/2017 … Alexei Sayle is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in four years.
When is the 2018 Glasgow comedy festival?
10/05/2017 … The dates have been announced for next year's Glasgow Comedy Festival.
'Essential' guide to The Simpsons coming soon
From Four Finger Discount podcast
10/05/2017 … The fans behind a hit Simpsons podcast are to release a new guide to the comedy to mark its 30th anniversary.
Revealed: New show from Murder In Successville team
Action Team is 'Naked Gun meets The Bourne Identity'
10/05/2017 … ITV2 has commissioned Action Team, a new comedy from the team behind Murder In Successville.
Comics rally around injured Jim Tavare
Fundraisers in Manchester and LA
10/05/2017 … Comedians in the UK and America are staging fundraising events to help raise funds to cover Jim Tavare’s medical bills.
Student Award: the final finalists are finalised
Who'll be competing for the title in Edinburgh
10/05/2017 … The last finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Awards have been announced.
Tue 09 May 2017
Irish police drop Stephen Fry blasphemy probe
No charges over 'God is a maniac' comment
09/05/2017 … Irish police have dropped their investigation into supposedly blasphemous remarks made by Stephen Fry.
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Has the BBC ordered more from Philomena Cunk?
Three specials in the works, it's reported
09/05/2017 … BBC Two has ordered more Philomena Cunk specials, it has been reported.
BBC is building a scaffolders' comedy
'It's a little bit Only Fools and Horses' says creator Rhys Thomas
09/05/2017 … The BBC is developing a new sitcom about scaffolders.
© Hillbilly Television/Keshet UK/CH4 C4 comedy isn't over-Loaded with viewers
Disappointing ratings, mixed reviews
09/05/2017 … Channel 4’s much vaunted new comedy Loaded made a disappointing start in the ratings last night.
© BBC Peter Kay's Car Share is an iPlayer hit
09/05/2017 … The second series of Peter Kay’s Car Share has, unsurprisingly, becoming the biggest comedy on BBC iPlayer so far this year.
Comedy Central renews Stand Up Central
With Chris Ramsey taking over from Russell Howard
09/05/2017 … Comedy Central has commissioned a third series of Stand Up Central – with Chris Ramsey taking over from Russell Howard.
Student Comedy Award 2017: Meet the first finalists
09/05/2017 … The first four finalists in this year's Chortle Student Comedy Awards have been announced.
Sam Bain pays tribute to his actress mother
Terry & June star Rosemary Frankau dies at 84
09/05/2017 … Peep Show writer Sam Bain has paid tribute to his mother, the actress Rosemary Frankau, after she died aged 84.
Dave Chappelle joins A Star Is Born
09/05/2017 … Dave Chappelle has reportedly signed up to appear in Lady Gaga's remake of A Star Is Born.
Mon 08 May 2017
Mindhorn wins London film award
08/05/2017 … Mindhorn has won the Discovery Award at this year’s LOCO London Comedy Film Festival.
Mark Thomas joins Latitude
With preview of his new show Predictable
08/05/2017 … Mark Thomas has been added to the line-up of the Latitude Festival.
BBC makes a TV version of Irish comedy film The Young Offenders
08/05/2017 … The BBC has commissioned a six-part comedy series based on hit Irish film The Young Offenders.
Miranda Hart's new TV show - with her mum
New gardening series for More 4
08/05/2017 … Miranda Hart is to appear in a new gardening show – with her mother.
Comedy writer pens Alice In Brexitland spoof
...featuring Farage as the Cheshire Twat
08/05/2017 … TV comedy writer Lucien Young has written a political spoof of Alice In Wonderland, based around Brexit.
Bill Bailey announces 2018 tour
Larks In Transit promises 'travellers' tales'
08/05/2017 … Bill Bailey has announced a 2018 tour entitle Larks In Transit.
Chris Rock announces UK tour
08/05/2017 … Chris Rock has announced his first British comedy tour in ten years.
Sun 07 May 2017
Matt Forde's Unspun returns for the election
Dave to air two ultra-topical episodes a week
07/05/2017 … Matt Forde’s political show Unspun is to return to Dave for twice-weekly episodes in the run-up to the general election, Chortle can reveal.
Limmy on tour... kinda
The best of the week's live comedy
07/05/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Meet the Pointless comedians
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
07/05/2017 … The pick of the week's TV and radio comedy.
Chaplin told: Lose the hat, moustache and funny walk
How Hollywood execs were clueless even in 1912
07/05/2017 … Ill-conceived ‘notes’ from clueless executives are a long-standing joke among comedians.
Sat 06 May 2017
Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe
For calling God an 'utter maniac'
06/05/2017 … Stephen Fry is facing a police investigation in Ireland for blasphemy.
© Fox Russia bans The Simpsons over Pokemon Go skit
Homer seen playing it in church
06/05/2017 … An episode of The Simpsons has been banned in Russia because it shows Homer playing Pokemon Go in Church.
Round Ireland with a fridge plans put on ice
Tony Hawks abandons trip for family reasons
06/05/2017 … Tony Hawks has had to abandon his plan to tour Ireland with a fridge for the second time.
Fri 05 May 2017
Register to vote says Russell Brand
...yes, that Russell Brand that was once so against the idea
05/05/2017 … Before the last election, he famously urged youngsters not to vote.
Is Bigheads a threat to democracy?
ITV show edited over bias fears
05/05/2017 … Of all the shows likely to imperil democracy, ITV’s It's A Knockout-style gameshow Bigheads wouldn't be top of anyone’s list.
© Andy Hollingworth What women want...
Male comics read female sexual fantasies
05/05/2017 … A raft of male comedians are to read the innermost sexual thoughts of an anonymous woman in a new theatre show.
QI to release another fact book
1,423 new snippets of information...
05/05/2017 … QI is to release its sixth book of quirky facts this autumn, 1,423 QI Facts To Bowl You Over will be published by Faber & Faber on October 5.
BBC has more Women Talking About Cars
Radio 4 orders a second series
05/05/2017 … Radio 4’s Women Talking About Cars is to return for a second series.
Stephen Fry becomes a continuity announcer
To promote Mental Health Awareness Week
05/05/2017 … Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax are to become Channel 4 continuity announcers to mark Mental Health Awareness Week from Monday.
Dave reveals more on Ross Noble's motorbike series
All Torque to follow the Scottish Six Days Trial
05/05/2017 … The Dave series charting Ross Noble’s motorcycling adventures at the gruelling Scottish Six Days Trial is to be called Ross Noble: All Torque.
A Hart workout
Comic Kevin launches exercise series on YouTube
05/05/2017 … Kevin Hart is to release a series of YouTube videos in which he tries out the latest workout trends.
Beattie Edmondson's Patrick co-stars revealed
Movie starts filming in London
05/05/2017 … More casting details have been revealed for Patrick, the Disney family comedy starring Beattie Edmondson.
Thu 04 May 2017
Fake! Donald Trump's talk show comes to the UK
Comedy Central to air The President Show
04/05/2017 … Comedy Central is to air the late-night talk show hosted by a fake Donald Trump in the UK.
Hislop and Henry hit Doc Fest
Speaking on the role of humour in society
04/05/2017 … Lenny Henry and Ian Hislop are to appear at this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest, it has been announced.
Plebs to return for a fourth series
New series to shoot this summer
04/05/2017 … Plebs is returning for a fourth series.
Frank Skinner's Muhammad Ali film confirmed
Personal documentary about the boxing hero
04/05/2017 … The BBC has confirmed details of Frank Skinner’s documentary about Muhammad Ali.
Wed 03 May 2017
Canada here we come!
Who's representing the UK at Montreal's Just For Laughs
03/05/2017 … Sarah Millican, Gina Yashere, Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett, James Acaster and Seann Walsh will be flying the flag for the UK and Ireland at this year’s Just For…
Comic's short film gets its world premiere
Rob Carter's The Raisin to debut in LA
03/05/2017 … A short comedy drama written and directed by comedian Rob Carter is to have its world premiere at the LA Comedy Festival on Friday.
R4's News Quiz gets ultra-topical for the election
Recording just hours before broadcast
03/05/2017 … Radio 4’s News Quiz is to record its election week episode even closer to broadcast so it can keep up with the results.
© ITV Joanna Lumley to get Bafta Fellowship
Nothing could make me prouder'
03/05/2017 … Joanna Lumley is receive Bafta’s top accolade, its fellowship, the academy has announced.
Armando Iannucci’s Death Of Stalin gets UK distribution deal.
03/05/2017 … Armando Iannucci’s film The Death Of Stalin has landed a UK distribution deal.
Tue 02 May 2017
Tonys nod for Tim Minchin
Groundhog Day up for best score
02/05/2017 … Tim Minchin has been shortlisted for a Tony Award for his Groundhog Day score.
Kayvan Novak pilots Celebrity Voicemail for TV
No hacking involved in Radio 4 transfer
02/05/2017 … Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak is working on a TV version of his Radio 4 series Celebrity Voicemail.
TOWIE couple do Your Face Or Mine
Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou on Jimmy Carr gameshow
02/05/2017 … Reality TV couple Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou are to appear in the revival of Jimmy Carr gameshow Your Face or Mine Comedy Central has today announced…
Jane Horrocks and Jim Carter join Rob Brydon movie
Shooting starts on Swimming With Men
02/05/2017 … Jane Horrocks and Downton Abbey star Jim Carter have joined the cast of Rob Brydon’s synchronised swimming comedy Swimming With Men.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Peter Kay: There will be no more Car Share
Quit while you're ahead, says star
02/05/2017 … There will be no more episodes of Car Share, star Peter Kay has said, The second run of four episodes ends tonight, but its star told BBC Radio Manchester: ‘There’s…
© BBC Mighty Boosh are planning 'a live thing'
...then maybe we'll finally see that movie
02/05/2017 … The Mighty Boosh are heading for a stage comeback.
Jimmy Kimmel tells of his son's brush with death
In an emotional message of support for Obamacare
02/05/2017 … American comic Jimmy Kimmel has given a tearful account of his new son's brush with death as he made a heartfelt plea in support of Obamacare.
Michael McIntyre announces major world tour
02/05/2017 … Michael McIntyre has announced a major world tour.
Animated Mr Bean goes live on Facebook
To play charades with his online fans
02/05/2017 … The animated version of Mr Bean is to interact with fans in real-time via his first Facebook Live session.
Mon 01 May 2017
© Nicolas Genin/CC BY-SA 2.0 Michael Moore makes his Broadway debut
Anti-trump satire opens in July
01/05/2017 … Serial provocateur Michael Moore is to make his Broadway debut with a satire aimed at Donald Trump.
The trials of Ross Noble
Comic takes on gruelling motorbike event for Dave
01/05/2017 … Ross Noble is competing in one of the world’s most challenging motorcycle trials for a documentary for the Dave channel.
Sun 30 April 2017
Book tour for James Acaster
To promote his Classic Scrapes collection
30/04/2017 … James Acaster is to embark on a book tour to promote his collection of embarrassing stories.
Micky Flanagan goes out out on tour
The best of the week's live comedy
30/04/2017 … Several tours kick off this week, and feature in our round-up of the best of the week's live comedy.
Is this a modern Round The Horne?
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
30/04/2017 … Here’s our pick of what is a very a quiet week for new TV and radio comedies.
© BOC Productions Ltd/ Hungry Bear Productions All Round To Mrs Brown's to return
30/04/2017 … All Round To Mrs Brown’s is to return for a second series.
Sat 29 April 2017
'I want you to win the entire series'
Daliso Chaponda wows Britain's Got Talent judges
29/04/2017 … Stand-up Daliso Chaponda has wowed the judges at his Britain's Got Talent audition.
Adam Buxton crowned podcast champion
At the first British Podcast Awards
29/04/2017 … Adam Buxton has been crowned Podcast Champion at the first British Podcast Awards.
Don't you know the 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' podcast
29/04/2017 … Don't You Know Who I Am? Hosted by Australian comedian Josh Earl, pictured, this podcast panel show features four guest comedians battling it out to find…
Mike Myers' latest creation: A fake British comedian
To host America's Gong Show revival
29/04/2017 … American TV is reviving the Gong Show – with Mike Myers hosting in the guise of British comedian Tommy Maitland.
Roseanne revival on the cards
John Goodman and Sara Gilbert on board
29/04/2017 … Roseanne could be returning to TV.
Fri 28 April 2017
Erdogan files criminal complaint against comic who insulted him
Jan Boehmermann could face jail
28/04/2017 … Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a criminal complaint against the German comedian who insulted him.
Jack Carroll shoots his first movie
With Johnny Vegas, Asim Chaudhry and Kevin Eldon
28/04/2017 … Filming has begun on a new comedy movie starring Johnny Vegas, Jack Carroll and Asim Chaudhry.
Rutger Hauer joins hospital sitcom Porters
28/04/2017 … Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer has joined the cast of Dave’s new hospital sitcom Porters.
Kevin Hart to star in Great Outdoors remake
Original starred John Candy and Dan Aykroyd
28/04/2017 … Kevin Hart is set to star in a remake of John Hughes’ 1988 comedy movie The Great Outdoors.
Black Mirror exported to China
28/04/2017 … Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror is set to be screened in China, after Netflix signed a deal with local video portal iQiyi.
Thu 27 April 2017
Keane to win
Dillie up for New York theatre award
27/04/2017 … Dillie Keane has been nominated for a top New York theatre award.
Sahl searching
First biography of US satirist Mort as he turns 90
27/04/2017 … The first biography of groundbreaking American satirist Mort Sahl is to be released next month, just ahead of his 90th birthday.
Charlotte Ritchie to star in Working Girl sitcom
27/04/2017 … Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie is set to star in an online sitcom being developed for Channel 4.
Reggie Watts announces London gig
As he visits with the Late, Late Show
27/04/2017 … Reggie Watts has announced a rare London date.
Wed 26 April 2017
Ed Byrne adds more tour dates
Spoiler Alert now plays more than 100 nights
26/04/2017 … Ed Byrne has announced extra dates for his new tour, Spoiler Alert, taking him through to March next year.
Frankie Boyle set for topical BBC show
'He's a strong and passionate voice'
26/04/2017 … Frankie Boyle is to return to the BBC with a topical comedy show.
© Sam Saunders/CC BY-SA 2.0 Venue to ditch slave trader's name
All change at Bristol's Colston Hall
26/04/2017 … A major venue for comedy tours is to change its name to sever associations with the slave trade.
Who's on at the Ealing Comedy Festival?
26/04/2017 … The Ealing Comedy Festival has announced its 2017 line-up, with Dara O Brian and Julian Clary among the headliners.
BBC apologises for Tommy Tiernan gag
26/04/2017 … The BBC has apologised for a joke Tommy Tiernan made about Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster.
© UKTV Taskmaster tops 500,000 viewers
26/04/2017 … Taskmaster attracted 523,000 viewers to Dave when it returned for its fourth series last night.
Jason Manford extends tour
26/04/2017 … Jason Manford has added 15 more dates to his Muddle Class 2018 tour.
Tue 25 April 2017
Spencer Jones shoots BBC One pilot
...as accident-prone Mister Winner
25/04/2017 … Spencer Jones has made a sitcom pilot for BBC One.
Daniel Kitson announces major London stand-up run
25/04/2017 … Daniel Kitson has announced a major two-week run of stand-up shows in London.
Nanjiani's The Big Sick gets a London screening
International premiere for acclaimed comedy
25/04/2017 … A comedy movie based on the real-life courtship of Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani is to receive its first international screening in London in June.
Alan Carr returns to Radio 2
25/04/2017 … Alan Carr is to return to Radio 2 this summer.
C4 orders builders' comedy
Dodgy duo Lee & Dean head for All4
25/04/2017 … Channel 4 is making a new comedy series about a pair of dodgy cockney builders,.
Gonged Off...
Creator of the TV format dies at 80
25/04/2017 … The man who created the Gong Show has died at the age of 80 Australian TV executive Chris Bearde created the format as an NBC show in 1976 to showcase…
Mon 24 April 2017
2.3m see Hospital People
The ratings are in for Tom Binns comedy
24/04/2017 … Tom Binns’ new sitcom Hospital People was seen by 2.
Ofcom won't be looking at Vic Reeves' penis
No investigation over Comic Relief complaints
24/04/2017 … Ofcom says it will not investigate complaints about this year's Red Nose Day telethon The watchdog received 338 complaints in total about last month’s…
Who will save the sitcom?
New event with writers Marks & Gran
24/04/2017 … Comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran are to discuss the future of sitcom at an event in London next month.
Could you be on the Edinburgh Comedy Awards jury?
Entries open for public panellist position
24/04/2017 … Entries have opened to be a ‘people’s panellist’ on this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Comedians investigate the history of gay rights
BBC films from Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos
24/04/2017 … Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos are to present a two-part BBC documentary series about the history of homosexual and transgender rights.
It's the End Of The F***ing World for E4
Dark comedy-drama commissioned
24/04/2017 … Channel 4 is making a ‘darkly comic’ series based on The End Of The Fucking World graphic novels.
Gone in 20 minutes
Hannah Gadsby sells out quickly
24/04/2017 … Hannah Gadsby sold out a 1,000 seat venue in just 20 minutes this morning, on the back of winning the Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
'Africa's funniest Jew' announces UK dates
24/04/2017 … South African comic Nik Rabinowitz– who calls himself Africa's funniest Jew – has announced three London dates.
Sun 23 April 2017
Thanks, Mum
Stefan Golaszewski wins Bafta for writing BBC Two comedy
23/04/2017 … Stefan Golaszewski has won a Bafta award for creating the BBC Two comedy Mum.
Jason Byrne to write children's books
23/04/2017 … Jason Byrne is writing a series of adventure novels for children.
Beef and Dairy Network Podcast comes to R4
The best of the week's TV and radio comedy
23/04/2017 … The best of the week's TV and radio comedy.
© BBC League of Gentlemen reunion moves closer
23/04/2017 … League Of Gentlemen fans have been given the strongest signal yet that the show will be returning for a reunion episode.
Happy Days star found dead at 56
23/04/2017 … Erin Moran who played Joanie in 1970s sitcom Happy Days, has died at the age of 56.
Sat 22 April 2017
Hannah Gadsby takes the Barry Award
All the winners from the Melbourne festival
22/04/2017 … Hannah Gadsby has won the biggest award in Australian live comedy.
© David Shankbone / Creative Commons Judd Apatow to get Sicker In The Head
New book of conversations with comedians
22/04/2017 … Judd Apatow is writing a follow-up to his book of comic interviews, Sick In The Head.
Men's problems...
The week's best comedy on demand
22/04/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Jonny Awsum appears on Britain's Got Talent
...and gets Ant & Dec on stage
22/04/2017 … Jonny Awsum is to appear on tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent.
Fri 21 April 2017
Steve Coogan to release music single
Can he outperform Tony Ferrino?
21/04/2017 … Steve Coogan is to release his first music single in more than 20 years.
Kevin Bridges to perform for Barack Obama
At a charity event in Edinburgh
21/04/2017 … Barack Obama could be about to find out what an ‘empty’ is.
Brexit means... a TV show for these comics
Stand-ups tour Europe for Viceland
21/04/2017 … A group of young UK comedians are to star in a new TV show about Britain’s relationship with the EU.
Rob Delaney announces London dates
Two-week run for Catastrophe star
21/04/2017 … Catastrophe co-creator Rob Delaney is bringing his stand-up show Meat back to London.
Ross Noble to appear in Young Frankenstein
Playing Igor in new musical version
21/04/2017 … Ross Noble is to appear in the new musical stage version of the Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein.
Stand-up novel nominated for Booker Prize
A Horse Walks Into A Bar describes comic's breakdown
21/04/2017 … A novel based on a single fictional stand-up set has been nominated for this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Mark Thomas releases script collection
Annotated transcripts of his last three shows
21/04/2017 … Mark Thomas is releasing the scripts from his last three acclaimed one-man stage show in a new book.
Ben Elton to give the first Ronnie Barker Talk
New comedy lectures on BBC One
21/04/2017 … Ben Elton is to give the first Ronnie Barker Talk – a new annual lecture on a comedy-related theme to be broadcast on BBC One.
Thu 20 April 2017
V Funny
Festival announces its comedy line-up
20/04/2017 … The V Festival has announced its comedy line-up Joel Dommett, Lee Nelson, Seann Walsh and Joe Lycett are the big names at the event, which takes place…
Jo Brand follows Bake Off to C4
20/04/2017 … Jo Brand is to return to host Great British Bake Off spin-off An Extra Slice when it moves to Channel 4.
Clary and Zerdin return to London Palladium panto
20/04/2017 … Julian Clary and Paul Zerdin are to appear in the London Palladium’s pantomime for the second year running.
John Cleese brings his memoirs to Radio 4
With Eddie Izzard and Peter Richardson
20/04/2017 … John Cleese's reconciliation with the BBC continues, with the comedy legend commissioned to share extracts from his memoir So, Anyway on Radio 4 next month.
Craig Ferguson's Edinburgh Fringe comeback
Chat show for US late night veteran after two decades away
20/04/2017 … Craig Ferguson is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in 24 years.
Doctor in the House?
Sitcom for Gein's Family Giftshop's Ed Easton
20/04/2017 … Gein's Family Giftshop's Ed Easton is to star in a new hospital sitcom on Dave.
Comedy4Christie line-up announced
Fundraiser for cancer hosptial
20/04/2017 … The line-up has been announced for his year’s Comedy4Christies gig, raising money for the cancer hospital.
Michelle Wolf to tape HBO special
Directed by Chappelle's Show co-creator
20/04/2017 … Michelle Wolf is to tape a stand-up special for HBO.
© Steve Ullathorne Sue Perkins to play the Edinburgh Fringe
Headlining the Pleasance's new batch of shows
20/04/2017 … Sue Perkins is to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 19 April 2017
© CBS How to get tickets for James Corden's Late, Late Show in London
19/04/2017 … The first free audience tickets for James Corden’s Late Late Show in London are available now.
© BBC/YouTube Rab C Nesbitt actor dies at 68
19/04/2017 … Rab C Nesbitt star Sean Scanlan has died at the age of 68, it has been reported.
The BBC wants YOUR comedy script
Window open to send unsolicited work
19/04/2017 … The BBC has opened its regular window to receive unsolicited comedy scripts.
John Bishop to play the Edinburgh Fringe
19/04/2017 … John Bishop to play this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 18 April 2017
© UKTV Taskmaster gets a US remake
With Reggie Watts and Alex Horne
18/04/2017 … Taskmaster is to be remade for American TV, starring Reggie Watts.
Jason Manford pilots BBC One cooking show
18/04/2017 … Jason Manford has piloted a cookery gameshow for BBC One.
Amy Schumer signs up for a new film
But her role in I Feel Pretty is kept under wraps
18/04/2017 … Amy Schumer has signed up to star in a new film entitled I Feel Pretty.
© BBC TV's top putdowns
...And Mrs Merton leads the field
18/04/2017 … Mrs Merton’s quip: ‘What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?’ has been named the top TV putdown of all time.
Bathed in glory
18/04/2017 … Portsmouth-based comedian Sunjai Arif has won the 2017 new act competition at the Bath Comedy Festival.
Mon 17 April 2017
Murder In Successville: The movie
17/04/2017 … Murder In Successville is set to be made into a movie, star Tom Davis has revealed.
Sun 16 April 2017
Injured Jim Tavare drops out of UK tour
16/04/2017 … Mike Gunn is to replace Jim Tavare on a stand-up tour, as he recovers from a near-fatal car crash.
A comedy night at the museum
The best of the week's live comedy
16/04/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Return of the 'cheerful earful'
Hospital People and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy
16/04/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Britain's got (stolen) talent?
Comic Adam Keeler 'rips off' Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue
16/04/2017 … A contestant on last night's Britain's Got Talent has been accused of ripping off comedy circuit favourites The Raymond And Mr Timpkins Revue.
Sat 15 April 2017
Richard Gadd is up for the Barry
Nominations are out at the Melbourne comedy festival
15/04/2017 … Richard Gadd has been nominated for the biggest award in Australian live comedy.
Teaching an old sloth new tricks
The week's best comedy on demand
15/04/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
© Manuel Harlan Star's injury halts Groundhog Day: The Musical
Andy Karl comes a cropper on Broadway
15/04/2017 … The New York performance of Groundhog Day: The Musical was halted last night when its star injured himself.
Fri 14 April 2017
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Car Share dominates iPlayer
Peter Kay comedy breaks on-demand records
14/04/2017 … Peter Kay’s Car Share is breaking records on iPlayer.
Ricky Gervais signs up to kids' film
14/04/2017 … Ricky Gervais has signed up to a forthcoming children’s film.
John Cleese to address Oxford Union
14/04/2017 … John Cleese is to address the Oxford Union on the topic of ‘Why is there no hope?’ The comic – who is set to return to TV for his first BBC…
Thu 13 April 2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule gets a second encounter
13/04/2017 … ITV has ordered a second series of Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule to air next year.
Friends becomes a musical
Could it BE more of a rip-off?
13/04/2017 … Friends is becoming a musical … sort of.
Comic Ryan Hand joins ITV's Cannonball
Primetime break for Northern Irish stand-up
13/04/2017 … Northern Irish comedian Ryan Hand is to be one of the presenters of ITV’s new primetime Saturday-night show Cannonball.
Roy Hudd quits Waiting For God tour
13/04/2017 … Roy Hudd has pulled out of the touring stage version of Waiting For God, on doctors’ orders.
BGT judges: We want a comedian to win
Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden root for the stand-ups
13/04/2017 … Two of the Britain’s Got Talent judges say they want a stand-up to win the next series of the talent show.
Matt Lucas film gets a Cannes screening
How To Talk to Girls At Parties
13/04/2017 … A sci-fi rom-com featuring Matt Lucas is to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Eddie Izzard's memoirs get a release date
13/04/2017 … Eddie Izzard's autobiography Believe Me is to be published in June, several months later than initially planned.
Diane Morgan, the new face of British tourism
Philomena Cunk star fronts £3million ad campaign
13/04/2017 … Diane Morgan has become the new face of British tourism, starring in a £3million campaign to try to woo more American visitors.
Tig Notaro 'extremely disappointed' over SNL sketch
Comedian addresses plagiarism claims
13/04/2017 … Tig Notaro has broken her silence over claims that Saturday Night Live plagiarised her short film.
Charlie Murphy, comic and brother of Eddie, dies at 57
13/04/2017 … Charlie Murphy, the comedian and older brother of Eddie Murphy, has died at the age of 57.
Wed 12 April 2017
Grace And Frankie to return
12/04/2017 … Netflix has announced that Grace And Frankie is to return for a fourth series – with Lisa Kudrow joining the cast.
Susan Calman to judge book awards
For the best in Scottish crime writing
12/04/2017 … Susan Calman is to judge a prize for Scottish crime writing.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Peter Kay gives the BBC a lift
Car Share wins a massive 6.4m viewers
12/04/2017 … The return of Peter Kay’s Car Share attracted a massive 6.
Ab Fab film exec dies at 61
Christian Eisenbeiss also produced Dad's Army
12/04/2017 … The man who helped bring Absolutely Fabulous and Dad’s Army to the big screen has died at he age of 61 Christian Eisenbeiss was chairman of British Film…
Charlie Brooker and the time-travelling punks
The sitcom that never got made
12/04/2017 … Charlie Brooker has revealed that he once wrote a sitcom about time-travelling punk rockers – but couldn’t persuade a broadcaster to make it.
Zapped back into existence
Dave orders a second series of fantasy comedy
12/04/2017 … Dave has ordered a second series of fantasy comedy Zapped, Chortle can reveal as filming began on six new episodes this week.
Tue 11 April 2017
Did SNL clone this clown sketch?
Viewers spot similarities with a Tig Notaro film
11/04/2017 … Viewers have called out Saturday Night Live for airing a sketch that bears close similarities to a Tog Notaro short film.
Rupert Grint's Sky Atlantic comedy Sick Note gets a second series
11/04/2017 … Sky Atlantic has ordered a second series of the Rupert Grint comedy Sick Note before the first has even aired.
Who's the comedian at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner?
Hasan Minhaj is a relatively unknown choice
11/04/2017 … Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj has been named as the comedian performing at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Matilda The Musical announces UK tour
11/04/2017 … Tim Minchin’s Matilda The Musical will embark on a tour of Britain and Ireland from next year.
Amazon's new show, set on the 1950s stand-up circuit
Two series of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ordered
11/04/2017 … Amazon has ordered a new comedy series based around a fictional female stand-up pioneer.
© YouTube/Giants Comedy Will Hislop takes Musical Comedy crown
11/04/2017 … Will Hislop has won this year’s Musical Comedy Award.
© Rose d'Or John Cleese returns to the BBC
New sitcom with Alison Steadman
11/04/2017 … The BBC has confirmed that John Cleese is returning to the corporation with a new sitcom called Edith.
Liver Birds: The Musical
Seventies sitcom gets a new treatment
11/04/2017 … Seventies sitcom The Liver Birds is being turned into a stage musical.
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Cunk, Fleabag and McIntyre lead Bafta nods
11/04/2017 … Philomena Cunk is up for two Baftas.
Mon 10 April 2017
Panti Bliss sells her story
Drag queen's tale being developed for TV
10/04/2017 … The man behind Irish drag queen Panti Bliss has sold the rights to his story to a TV production company.
Revealed: What the BBC's comedy chief wants to make
Shane Allen gives his commissioning wish-list
10/04/2017 … BBC comedy chief Shane Allen has revealed his wish-list for new shows – with a family-friendly sitcom for BBC One a priority.
© Andy Hollingworth Comics raise cash for a vagina museum
10/04/2017 … Barely a day goes by without comedians holding a benefit gig for one good cause or another… but this has to be one of the more unusual.
Simon Amstell to direct his second film
Benjamin is about 'intimacy and despair'
10/04/2017 … Simon Amstell is to direct his second film, after making his debut with the iPlayer mockumentary Carnage.
© Jim Lee Ghenoa dances off with the Deadly title
Victory in Australia's Indigenous comedy competition
10/04/2017 … Dancer Ghenoa Gela won the Deadly Funny competition for Indigenous Australian comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the weekend.
Satirist John Clarke dies while hiking
10/04/2017 … Satirist John Clarke has died aged 68 while on a hiking trip.
© Manuel Harlan Two Oliviers for Groundhog Day
10/04/2017 … Tim Minchin's Groundhog Day won two Olivier awards last night.
Sun 09 April 2017
A plug for the Bath festival...
The best of the week's live comedy
09/04/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Send in Zach's clowns...
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
09/04/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
How Blackadder was almost set in the Russian Revolution
...with Rik Mayall as Rasputin
09/04/2017 … Blackadder could have returned with a series set at the time of the Russian Revolution, star Rowan Atkinson has revealed.
Sat 08 April 2017
© BBC Join the Q
Spike Milligan's series and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
08/04/2017 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 07 April 2017
Dara O Briain's Go 8-Bit gets a spin-off
As series two guests are named
07/04/2017 … Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit is to return on May 15, TV channel Dave has revealed.
Don Rickles, king of the insult comics, dies at 90
07/04/2017 … Don Rickles, the king of the insult comics, has died at the age of 90.
© BBC Who's in Inside No 9 series 4?
Guest stars revealed as shooting begins
07/04/2017 … The guest stars have been revealed for the fourth series of Inside No.
Thu 06 April 2017
Julian Barratt to tour
06/04/2017 … Mighty Boosh star Julian Barratt is to tour the UK with his new film Mindhorn.
70 comedians on mammoth bill
Manchester hosts marathon fundraiser
06/04/2017 … More than 70 stand-ups are to take part in a ten-hour comedy marathon in Manchester next month.
First acts announced for London's ARG Festival
Including Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett
06/04/2017 … Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett are among the first of 60 comedians to be announced for London's ARG Comedy Festival.
© Steve Ullathorne Where are the gay male comics on TV?
Stephen Bailey says his minority is being overlooked on panel shows
06/04/2017 … Gay men are vastly under-represented on panel shows – with no representative on Mock The Week for almost nine years.
Danny Wallace becomes an ambassador for Dundee
06/04/2017 … Danny Wallace has become an ambassador for his home city of Dundee.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Oliver Upton When is Murder In Successville coming back?
BBC Three announces series three launch date
06/04/2017 … Tom Davis’ award-winning improvised comedy show Murder in Successville will return on April 19, BBC Three has announced.
Comic stands as Green Party candidate
Fummey to fight for seat on Perth council
06/04/2017 … Comedian Bruce Fummey is to stand for election for the Green party.
Lost Voice Guy gets a radio series
As BBC New Comedy Award launches for 2017
06/04/2017 … Radio 4 has announced a new series from BBC New Comedy Award-winner Lost Voice Guy – as this year’s competition opens for entries.
Wed 05 April 2017
Sarah Millican axes her online women's magazine
Standard Issue was running at a loss
05/04/2017 … Sarah Millican is to close her online women’s magazine, Standard Issue, after it failed to turn a profit.
Simon Pegg to play schizophrenic record producer
In new movie Lost Transmissions
05/04/2017 … Simon Pegg is to star as a schizophrenic record producer in a new movie.
Patrick Stewart to host HIGNFY
As panel show returns for 53rd series
05/04/2017 … Patrick Stewart is to host Have I Got News For You.
© Maria Joner/CC BY-SA 4.0 Vladimir Putin, comedy mastermind?
Is the Kremlin using laughs as a propaganda tool?
05/04/2017 … Forget interfering in American elections, Russia has found a new way of manipulating people: comedy.
When I Grow Up to become a picture book
Deal signed for Tim Minchin's Matilda track
05/04/2017 … Tim Minchin's song When I Grow Up is to become a picture book.
Jim Tavare out of hospital
Comic back at home after horror crash
05/04/2017 … Jim Tavare is back at home – less than a month after the horrific crash that left him severely injured.
Billy Crystal to play a washed-up composer
In a comedy directed by Barry Levinson
05/04/2017 … Billy Crystal is to star in a new comedy movie about a down-on-his luck Broadway composer.
International Emmy for Horrible Histories
05/04/2017 … Horrible Histories has won an international Emmy award.
Tue 04 April 2017
© CBS James Corden's Late Late Show comes to the UK
London episodes to air on SKy 1
04/04/2017 … James Corden is record three editions of his Late Late Show in London, for broadcast on Sky 1.
Going back around Ireland with a fridge
Tony Hawks returns to his bestselling quest
04/04/2017 … Tony Hawks is taking his fridge back to Ireland.
Frank Skinner shoots Muhammad Ali film
'He was the funniest man I heard'
04/04/2017 … Frank Skinner is shooting a BBC documentary about his hero Muhammad Ali.
© BBC/So Television/Christopher Baines Comics make Hay
04/04/2017 … Sandi Toksvig, Graham Norton and Eddie Izzard are to appear at the Hay Festival from next month.
President Trump gets his own Comedy Central show
Courtesy of impersonator Anthony Atamanuik
04/04/2017 … Donald Trump has landed his own Comedy Central show… in the guise of an impressionist.
Phill Jupitus leads Greater Manchester Fringe highlights
04/04/2017 … The Greater Manchester Fringe has unveiled its 2017 programme.
Victoria Wood wins Comedy Legend award
Handed out by Leicester Comedy Festival
04/04/2017 … Victoria Wood has posthumously received the Legend of Comedy Award handed out by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Stephen Fry's The Hippopotamus to open comedy film fest
...And Every Brilliant Thing to close it
04/04/2017 … The film version of Stephen Fry’s comic novel The Hippopotamus is to open the sixth LOCO London Comedy Film Festival next month, it has been announced.
'It got outta hand'
US comic Mike Epps apologises for bringing kangaroo on stage
04/04/2017 … American comedian Mike Epps has been forced to apologise after bringing a kangaroo on stage during his live show.
Russell Peters rapped over 'inappropriate' jokes
Even a Canadian government Minister gets involved
04/04/2017 … Canadian comic Russell Peters has been criticised for jokes he made at the nation's biggest music awards.
Mon 03 April 2017
© C4 Who invaded The Voice final?
It wasn't Simon Brodkin, whatever viewers thought...
03/04/2017 … Serial prankster Simon Brodkin was not the intruder who gatecrashed the live final of The Voice last night.
Peep Show's Sam Bain pens his first play
...to be directed by Kathy Burke
03/04/2017 … Kathy Burke is to direct a new comedy play by Peep Show co-creator Sam Bain.
© BBC How Channel 4 missed out on Mrs Brown's Boys
And no, there won't be a movie sequel
03/04/2017 … Channel 4 wanted to bring Mrs Brown's Boys to TV several years before the BBC nabbed it â€" but creator Brendan O’Carroll…
Fleabag back at the Fringe
03/04/2017 … FLEABAG is set to return to the Edinburgh Fringe – but without its creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
© LadyGeek TV/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic/CC BY-SA 2.0 When it's OK to call Jacob Rees-Mogg an arsehole
No rebuke for Nish Kumar's Radio 4 comments
03/04/2017 … The BBC Trust says it can be acceptable to call MP Jacob Rees-Mogg an ‘areshole’ on Radio 4.
Sun 02 April 2017
© Idil Sukan
© Channel 4 Carrie Fisher's last Catastrophe
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
02/04/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 01 April 2017
Bridget Christie comes to Netflix
01/04/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Student award: People's and judge's choices names
01/04/2017 … Joseph Lim has been voted through to the semi-finals of the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Ed Weeks to headline US sitcom
01/04/2017 … British comic Ed Weeks is set to be the lead star in a new US sitcom.
Fri 31 March 2017
© BBC Mackenzie Crook unearths more Detectorists
31/03/2017 … Mackenzie Crook’s Detectorists is to return for a third series, the BBC has announced.
Eddie Izzard pulls out of Palestine Marathon
In response to protests over his Israel gig
31/03/2017 … Eddie Izzard dropped out of today’s Palestine Marathon amid protests over his gig in Israel last night.
Only Fools revival 'will never happen'
Stars rule out a return after creator's death
31/03/2017 … An Only Fools and Horses comeback will ‘never happen’, star Nicholas Lyndhurst has stated.
David Baddiel is adapting his stand-up show for TV
My Family: Not The Sitcom could be heading for our screens
31/03/2017 … David Baddiel is adapting his acclaimed theatrical stand-up show My Family: Not The Sitcom for television.
Ed Sheeran, the 'little hip-hop leprechaun'
31/03/2017 … • 'I'm genuinely jealous of a woman's ability to give birth' Stuart Goldsmith.
Thu 30 March 2017
Eddie Izzard runs into a Palestinian storm
30/03/2017 … He has impeccable left-wing credentials and is famed for preaching tolerance… but Eddie Izzard has found himself at the centre of protests over a gig he performed…
Russell Brand returns to live radio
30/03/2017 … Russell Brand is to return to live radio this Sunday with a new show on Radio X.
© Steve Ullathorne Sue Perkins to host the Baftas
30/03/2017 … SUE PERKINS is to host this year's Bafta TV Awards, replacing Graham Norton, who has done the job for the past nine years.
Gervais defends his 'dead baby' joke
Grieving couple walk out in distress
30/03/2017 … Ricky Gervais has hit back after a couple walked out of his stand-up show over a joke about a dead baby.
Wed 29 March 2017
Matt Lucas's memoirs out this autumn
29/03/2017 … MATT LUCAS's memoirs, Little Me, are to be published on October 3, it has been announced.
The B'Stard is back!
The New Statesman revisited, three years after Rik Mayall's death
29/03/2017 … A spin-off from classic political sitcom The New Statesman could be on the cards – three years after the death of its star Rik Mayall.
Chris Addison to direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels reboot
With Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson
29/03/2017 … Chris Addison is to direct the female-led remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Alexander Armstrong to host ITV game show
'It'll be like 10 referendums a night'.
29/03/2017 … Alexander Armstrong is to front a new game show for ITV.
Tue 28 March 2017
Latitude comedy line-up announced
Amstell, O Briain and Ryan headline
28/03/2017 … Simon Amstell, Dara O Briain and Katherine Ryan have been announced as the comedy headliners for this year's Latitude Festival.
Student Comedy Award: Who is your favourite
Vote for the best of the People's Choice winners
28/03/2017 … Here are all the People’s Choice winners from the various heats of the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
A legacy for Felix Dexter
BBC to set up writers' bursary in his name
28/03/2017 … The BBC is honouring Felix Dexter by setting up a bursary in his honour.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Bafta recognises Fleabag
First nominations for Phoebe Waller-Bridge
28/03/2017 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge could bag her first Bafta – or two – for Fleabag.
Sarah Silverman becomes a talk-show host
New topical programme for Hulu
28/03/2017 … Sarah Silverman is entering the topical comedy talk show game.
French and Saunders are officially legends
Award from Bristol's Slapstick festival
28/03/2017 … Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to receive this year's Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award.
David Baddiel becomes an Alzheimer's ambassdor
His dad suffers a form of the disease
28/03/2017 … David Baddiel has become an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.
Sun 26 March 2017
Comedians on benefits
The best of the week's live comedy
26/03/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect Jack Whitehall's in 'Decline...'
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
26/03/2017 … The best TV and radio comedy of the week.
Sat 25 March 2017
Chats, tracks and maths
25/03/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 24 March 2017
'At least I wasn't put in a Porta Potty by Macho Man Randy Savage'
24/03/2017 … • 'I was called Worzel at school because I had lots of blonde hair.
© Idil Sukan BBC Two picks up Nish Kumar-fronted satire
From the makers of The Daily Mash
24/03/2017 … BBC Two has picked up a spoof news show fronted by Nish Kumar.
© BBC Car Share series 2 to be shown in cinemas
Special screenings for Comic Relief
24/03/2017 … Unseen footage from Peter Kay’s Car Share is to be shown in cinemas as a Comic Relief fundraiser.
Thu 23 March 2017
London won't be getting the big purple cow this year
23/03/2017 … The giant purple cow will not be seen on London’s South Bank this summer.
Released at last: The Real McCoy
23/03/2017 … Pioneering sketch show The Real McCoy has been made available to buy for the first time in 23 years.
Jan Ravens to make her Fringe debut
New batch of shows go on sale today
23/03/2017 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jan Ravens is to make her Edinburgh debut this year.
© Steve Ullathorne Hugh Dennis's new role – opposite Lord Leveson
From Mock The Week to legal drama
23/03/2017 … Hugh Dennis is to appear alongside Lord Leveson in a new play about a legal pioneer.
Radio 4 commissions Austentatious
Improv comedy to mark novelist's bicentenary
23/03/2017 … Hit improv troupe Austentatious, who create spontaneous stories in the style of Jane Austen, have landed their own Radio 4 show.
Brass Eye: The unseen footage
New documentary about the seminal comedy
23/03/2017 … The original director of Brass Eye has made a documentary about the controversial and groundbreaking series.
Wed 22 March 2017
Fight breaks out at Russell Howard gig
22/03/2017 … Russell Howard had to stop his gig in Glasgow last night when a brawl broke out.
© BBC/Hungry Bear/Gary Moyes What a dick...
BBC probe after viewer complains about Michael McIntyre's 'willy' joke
22/03/2017 … The BBC has rejected a complaint that Michael McIntyre making a joke about a ‘willy’ was offensive.
© C4 Movie musical for Chewing Gum star
Michaela Coel starts filming Been So Long
22/03/2017 … Chewing Gun star Michaela Coel has started shooting a new modern-day musical for Film Four.
Simon Day to tour
With the likes of Brian Pern and Tommy Cockles
22/03/2017 … Fast Show and Brian Pern star Simon Day has announced a short tour this autumn.
Fawlty Towers gets a vinyl release
22/03/2017 … FAWLTY TOWERS is to be released on vinyl to mark Record Store Day.
Tue 21 March 2017
Big Bang Theory renewed for two more years
21/03/2017 … The Big Bang Theory has been renewed for two more years.
Did Ed Sheeran rip off Axis Of Awesome?
21/03/2017 … Ed Sheeran has been accused of ripping of Australian comedians Axis Of Awesome after he proved how every pop song can be sung with only four chords.
Revealed: Dave Johns' next movie
Shooting starts on Two Graves next week
21/03/2017 … Dave Johns has signed up for his first movie following the success of I, Daniel Blake.
Jim Tavare reunited with his dog
21/03/2017 … Jim Tavare has been out of hospital for the first time since his horrific crash.
Tina Fey making Mean Girls musical
To open in Washington in October
21/03/2017 … Tina Fey is adapting the 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie Mean Girls into a stage musical.
Two RTS awards for People Just Do Nothing
And more silverware for Phoebe Waller-Bridge
21/03/2017 … People Just Do Nothing and Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge both scooped two gongs at tonight's Royal Television Society Awards.
Mon 20 March 2017
© Alan West Who won at the Chortle Awards 2017
20/03/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan, Fleabag and I’m A Celebrity’s Joel Dommett were big winners at the Chortle awards tonight.
R4 renews Tez Ilyas and Daphne
20/03/2017 … Tez Ilyas and sketch trio Daphne have both landed second series for Radio 4.
New topical comedy show for BBC Radio Scotland
20/03/2017 … Broadcaster Grant Stott is joining BBC Radio Scotland to host a topical comedy quiz programme.
Dave Johns, best newcomer at 61
20/03/2017 … DAVE JOHNS has been named best newcomer at the Empire Magazine film awards – at the age of 61 - for his role in Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake.
Gervais: Platinum tickets raise £160k
Charities benefit from prime seats
20/03/2017 … Ricky Gervais says he has raised nearly £160,000 from selling high-priced platinum tickets for his Humanity tour.
Sun 19 March 2017
Millican and Manford stand up for refugees
The best of the week's live comedy
19/03/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Cardinal Burns return
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
19/03/2017 … The best TV and radio comedy of the week.
Sat 18 March 2017
Artie Lange in drugs bust
But US comic says he's 'doing great'
18/03/2017 … American comedian Artie Lange has been arrested for alleged drugs offences.
Released: A 'lost classic' of live comedy
18/03/2017 … The best comedy on demand.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag WILL be back
Phoebe Waller-Bridge speaks of second series
18/03/2017 … Fleabag is coming back for a second series, creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has revealed.
Fri 17 March 2017
'A snake did defecate on me'
17/03/2017 … • Are we sure Noel Fielding is the best person to be on Bake Off? He once confessed: 'I did work in a bakery for one day.
BBC One honours Victoria Wood
Six-part series on the first anniversary of her death
17/03/2017 … BBC One is to broadcast a six-part series celebrating the work of Victoria Wood.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures More gongs for Fleabag, Mum and Partridge
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards handed out
17/03/2017 … Mum, Alan Partridge and Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge have all been honoured at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
Amy Schumer accused of joke theft again
As 'alt-right trolls' try to drive down her Netflix ratings
17/03/2017 … Amy Schumer has again been accused of stealing jokes.
A familiar sign
South Africa puppet show recreates Janey Godley's Trump protest
17/03/2017 … Janey Godley's golf-course protest against Donald Trump has made it into the South African version of Spitting Image.
Thu 16 March 2017
Noel Fielding joins Great British Bake Off
16/03/2017 … Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig are to be the new hosts of The Great British Bake Off.
Now this is a real family movie...
Jennifer Saunders and daughter Beattie Edmondson to star together
16/03/2017 … Jennifer Saunders and her daughter Beattie Edmondson are to star in a family film together.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind BBC orders another series of Still Game
Jack and Victor to return this year
16/03/2017 … Still Game will return for another series, the BBC has announced.
The Inbetweeners could return
With new cast and writers, but the same 'brand'
16/03/2017 … The Inbetweeners could be returning – with a new cast and writers.
Comedians join Early Man
Starry cast for Aardman's new animation
16/03/2017 … Richard Ayoade, Johnny Vegas and Gina Yashere have all joined the cast of new animated comedy movie Early Man.
In the footsteps of Morecambe and Wise
New documentary features unseen images
16/03/2017 … ITV3 is to air a new documentary about Morecambe & Wise, featuring some offscreen images from their movies that have not been seen by the public before.
Radio 4 wants more Shush!
16/03/2017 … RADIO 4 has commissioned a second series of Shush!, the library-based sitcom written by and starring Morwenna Banks and Rebecca Front.
Jim Tavare out of intensive care
Comic slowly on the mend after horrific crash
16/03/2017 … Jim Tavare has moved out of intensive care, 15 days after the car crash that left him badly injured.
Wed 15 March 2017
Harry Hill to write a kids' book
About a 12-year-old aspiring comedian
15/03/2017 … Harry Hill is writing a children’s book about a 12-year-old who is desperate to be a stand-up comedian and perform at the Hammersmith Apollo.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan to host chat show
Series of short interviews for BBC Three
15/03/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to host a new chat show for BBC Three.
Channel 5 launches topical stand-up show
Hosted by Ian Stone with top circuit names
15/03/2017 … Channel 5 is to make a weekly topical stand-up show for its digital channel My5.
Julian wins an award for his hefty part
15/03/2017 … JULIAN CLARY has won the award for best leading male in the first ever Great British Pantomime Awards, for his role as Dandini in Cinderella at the London Palladium.
Tue 14 March 2017
Simon Bird to direct his first film
Adapting graphic novel graphic novel Days of the Bagnold Summer
14/03/2017 … Simon Bird is set to direct his first feature film.
'I will be fully naked'
14/03/2017 … The BBC has released some details of its Comic Relief telethon next Friday, with the show coming from a comedy club set built inside London's O2 and hosts including…
Ruby Wax launches Frazzled Cafes
Mental health initiative with Marks & Spencer
14/03/2017 … Ruby Wax is launching a ‘Frazzled Cafe’ – fortnightly sessions in Marks & Spencer stores to help those feeling stressed by daily life.
Britain to get Zach Galifianakis's Baskets
14/03/2017 … The UK’s Fox network has brought the rights to Baskets, the US TV show in which Zach Galifianakis plays a failed clown.
Mon 13 March 2017
Jim Tavare 'making progress' after car crash
But comic remains in intensive care
13/03/2017 … Jim Tavare is ‘making progress’ after last week’s serious car crash, his wife Laura has said.
C4 confirms Alan Carr and Scarlett Moffatt project
...as well as a revival of Streetmate
13/03/2017 … Channel 4 has confirmed that Scarlett Moffatt and Alan Carr are to co-host a new entertainment show.
Language, Russell!
Veiled threat to arrest comic Kane if he swears in the street
13/03/2017 … Russell Kane has been warned he could be arrested if he goes to Rochdale to swear.
Waiting For God revived as a stage show
With Roy Hudd and Nichola McAuliffe
13/03/2017 … Nineties sitcom Waiting For God is being revived as a stage play.
Sun 12 March 2017
Harry and Paul return!
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
12/03/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on radio and TV.
Dave's a fave
12/03/2017 … The best live comedy of the weekSunday March 12GLASGOW: A big hitter visits the Glasgow Live International Comedy Festival tonight, as Sue Perkins brings her tour…
New comedy from Nick Frost and Simon Pegg
But details are scarce... maybe a sci-fi?
12/03/2017 … Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are working on a secret new comedy project.
Michael Barrymore's sitcom comeback
12/03/2017 … Michael Barrymore says he's about to make his sitcom comeback.
Sat 11 March 2017
Jason Manford to host The Nightly Show
11/03/2017 … JASON MANFORD has signed up to host ITV’s ailing Nightly Show.
Death becomes them...
11/03/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Chubby Brown's joke book stolen
11/03/2017 … Roy Chubby Brown has offered a £1,000 reward after his joke book was stolen.
Fri 10 March 2017
Comic apologises for mocking cancer patient's 'Nazi' haircut
But sorry isn't enough, says the victim
10/03/2017 … American comedian Samantha Bee has apologised after accidentally mocking a young cancer victim.
UK tour for Storage Hunters star
Sean Kelly joined by T-Money and Green Mile
10/03/2017 … Storage Hunters host Sean Kelly is going on his first stand-up tour of the UK.
'Being eaten out by a lesbian called Shaniqua'
10/03/2017 … • Katherine Ryan once dressed her little sister up as Hitler for a school project about the Second World War.
How Harry Hill remade Hollywood classics
10/03/2017 … Harry Hill has spoken of how he has produced shot-for-shot remakes of Hollywood classics to relieve the boredom of touring.
Thu 09 March 2017
Mel and Sue pull out of Nightly Show
09/03/2017 … It seems that it’s not only viewers who are deserting The Nightly Show.
Wed 08 March 2017
Ricky Gervais's US game show finds its host
Fred Savage from The Wonder Years
08/03/2017 … Fred Savage, who shot to fame as Kevin in The Wonder Years, is to host Ricky Gervais’s new American game show.
Alison Spittle starts shooting her sitcom
About a millennial returning to smalltown Ireland
08/03/2017 … Irish comic Alison Spittle has started shooting her sitcom Nowhere Fast in Dublin.
Tue 07 March 2017
Comic Jim Tavare seriously injured in car crash
Multiple broken bones after head-on collision
07/03/2017 … Comedian Jim Tavare has been seriously injured in a road accident.
New ITV sitcom for Jack Dee
Bad Move co-stars Kerry Godliman
07/03/2017 … Jack Dee and Kerry Godliman are to star in a new ITV sitcom, Bad Move.
David Walliams: Why Nightly Show was panned
'Because it wasn't the news...'
07/03/2017 … Viewers slated his work hosting The Nightly Show last week – but David Walliams has blamed the programme’s critical mauling and ratings struggles on…
John Oliver's Dalai Lama drama
07/03/2017 … The Dalai Lama has further angered the Chinese government – by cracking jokes on John Oliver’s show.
Goodness Gracious Me plan a reunion
But they want to do something different..
07/03/2017 … The team behind Goodness Gracious Me are planning a new comedy project.
Mon 06 March 2017
Tim Minchin gutted as Larrikins is axed
Comic spent four years on animated film
06/03/2017 … Tim Minchin has been left devastated after his animated movie Larrikins was scrapped.
Don't mock the afflicted!
New play to explore Frankie Howerd's life
06/03/2017 … A new play about Frankie Howerd’s turbulent life has been announced today, what would have been his 100th birthday.
Sarah Millican to write her first book
Part autobiography, part self-help
06/03/2017 … Sarah Millican is to release her first book in October.
Dara O Briain leaves a photographer with a sore head
And you won't quite believe how...
06/03/2017 … Normally when celebrities batter photographers its during scuffles with intrusive paparazzi.
David Baddiel nominated for an Olivier
06/03/2017 … DAVID BADDIEL has been nominated for an Olivier Award.
Sun 05 March 2017
Plenty Of Nish
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
05/03/2017 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
© Comedy Central 'A one-note comedian with the eyes of a sex offender'
Jimmy Carr does Desert Island Discs
05/03/2017 … When Jimmy Carr first met his long-term girlfriend, she thought he was a ‘one-note comedian with the eyes of a sex offender’.
It's a funny place, Glasgow
The best of the week's live comedy
05/03/2017 … Monday March 6CARDIFF: The Chortle Student Comedy Award continues apace with a visit to Cardiff University Student Union tonight.
Sat 04 March 2017
'Jokes have been ruined by people who aren’t good at telling jokes'
04/03/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
© Graham Hogg/Creative Commons 'I was ready to quit stand-up to run donkey rides'
Dave Johns on how Ken Loach changed his life
04/03/2017 … Dave Johns has revealed he was about to quit comedy to run beach donkey rides before he landed the title role in I, Daniel Blake.
Fri 03 March 2017
Jim Jefferies gets a late-night topical show
New deal with America's Comedy Central
03/03/2017 … Jim Jefferies is to host a new late-night topical show for Comedy Central in the States.
Now Miranda becomes a children's author
03/03/2017 … Miranda Hart is to become a children’s author.
Not 'hirarious', guys
Newspaper pulls 'racist' guide to comedy festival
03/03/2017 … The media partner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been forced to withdraw an article about comedians, after it was widely condemned as racist.
Release date for two Dave Chappelle specials
...as Netflix plans a new stand-up offering every week
03/03/2017 … Netflix has announced that it will release its first two Dave Chappelle specials later this month – and confirmed plans to put out a new stand-up show a week for…
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Arise, Sir Ken
03/03/2017 … Ken Dodd was knighted by Prince William yesterday and said – of course - that he was ‘highly tickled’ by the honour.
Learn comedy from Steve Martin
Comic legend starts online classes
03/03/2017 … Comedy courses are often treated with suspicion by professional stand-ups… but there's no questioning the credentials of the latest comedian to turn tutor: Steve…
Cut off in their prime!
Bug hits iPlayer radio comedies
03/03/2017 … The BBC is investigating why some comedy programmes have been cut short on iPlayer.
E4 buys Last Man Standing
After Sky dropped the Tim Allen sitcom
03/03/2017 … Tim Allen’s comedy series Last Man Standing is coming to E4.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Celtic comedies hailed
03/03/2017 … Still Game, Patrick Kielty and stand-up Bennett Arron have all been shortlisted for Celtic Media Awards.
'We've all got issues. It's all about mummy innit?'
03/03/2017 … • 'Being naked does not embarrass me.
© C4 Peter Kay: I wrote Phoenix Nights for Bernard Manning
Controversial comic should have been Brian Potter
03/03/2017 … Peter Kay has revealed that he wrote the part of club-owner Brian Potter in Phoenix Nights for Bernard Manning.
Thu 02 March 2017
Hale and Pace to join Benidorm
02/03/2017 … ITV has commissioned a tenth series of Benidorm – with Hale & Pace joining the cast.
Trump supporter attacks comic
Watch as woman hurls glass over anti-Donald gag
02/03/2017 … A Donald Trump supporter hurled a glass at comic John Caparulo for poking fun at the president, hitting him square in the stomach.
© BBC New Radio 4 show for Henry Normal
More on life with his autistic son
02/03/2017 … Henry Normal is to make another Radio 4 show based on his experiences bringing up a child with autism.
Alec Baldwin plans book as Trump
You Can't Spell America Without Me
02/03/2017 … Alec Baldwin is writing a comedy book in the guise of Donald Trump.
Wed 01 March 2017
Paul Zerdin announces tour
01/03/2017 … PAUL ZERDIN, the comic ventriloquist who won America’s Got Talent in 2015, has announced a 45-date tour of the UK, starting at Wimborne’s Tivoli Theatre on September…
Comedy Central to stream a pub quiz
Russell Kane to host on Facebook Live
01/03/2017 … Comedy Central is hosting a Facebook Live pub quiz to launch series three of Drunk History.
© UKTV Being Del Boy...and the rest
David Jason to publish new memoirs
01/03/2017 … Sir David Jason is to write a new book about the characters he’s played, including Del Boy and Granville.
Nightly Show audience halves
01/03/2017 … The Nightly Show lost more than half its audience in its second day.
© BBC Now that was a big clue...
The Guardian and Inside No 9 conspire over crosswords
01/03/2017 … Last night’s edition of Inside No 9 contained an extra surprise for crossword fans.
Celebrity Juice goes live again
As it returns for a 17th series
01/03/2017 … Celebrity Juice is to air a live episode to launch its 17th season on ITV2.
© C4 Lovesick to return to Netflix
And Eddie Izzard joins Chelsea Handler
01/03/2017 … Lovesick is to return for a third series, Netflix has announced.
Tue 28 February 2017
Jack Whitehall travels with his dad
28/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall is shooting a travel show with his father Michael for Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
Comedy tour raises £500k for street kids
Fundraising hailed at Muslim Charity Awards
28/02/2017 … A tour of Muslim comedians has been hailed after raising more than £500,000 for charity.
George Lewis to present Top Gear Extra Gear
28/02/2017 … Comedian George Lewis is to present the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear.
Mon 27 February 2017
© Idil Sukan Nish Kumar pilots satirical BBC comedy
With the creators of The Daily Mash
27/02/2017 … Nish Kumar is piloting a spoof news show for BBC Two with the creators of parody website The Daily Mash.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh joins Museum Of Curiosity
New curator on John Lloyd's R4 show
27/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to become the curator of the next series of Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity, Chortle can reveal.
Adam Buxton versus Dartmoor
Comic goes 'wild camping' for C4 show
27/02/2017 … Adam Buxton is to go camping on the wilds of Dartmoor for a new Channel 4 show.
© BBC Did the Oscars rip off Michael McIntyre?
Jimmy Kimmel segment likened to Unexpected Star of the Show
27/02/2017 … The producers of the Oscars have been accused of ripping off Michael McIntyre's Big Show.
2017 Chortle Student Comedy Award
Follow the latest progress here
27/02/2017 … Joe Irvine, a third-year film studies student, won the heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in St Andrew's on Tuesday night.
Funny Women loses its Benefit
Awards now seeking new sponsor
27/02/2017 … Benefit Cosmetics has ended is sponsorship of the Funny Women Awards after five years.
New podcast to parody other podcasts
David Reed launches Inside The Comedian
27/02/2017 … A new comedy podcast is set to spoof other comedy podcasts.
Leicester fest claims box office record
27/02/2017 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has beaten its own box-office record, selling 22 per cent more tickets than last year.
Two comedies in development for Radio 4
With Joseph Morpurgo and Dominic Frisby
27/02/2017 … Joseph Morpurgo and comedian and financial guru Dominic Frisby are both piloting new shows for Radio 4.
Sun 26 February 2017
New comedy film inspired by Amazon reviews
Starring Richard Gadd and Rachel Stubbings
26/02/2017 … Richard Gadd has shot a short film based on real-life Amazon reviews, which he hopes to take to the festival circuit.
Rhod Gilbert: My 'mini-stroke' health scare
Comic's arm started waving involuntarily
26/02/2017 … Rhod Gilbert has spoken of having a health scare after his arm started spasming.
Tickling the aliens
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
26/02/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 25 February 2017
Brett Goldstein cast in another US comedy
Workplace sitcom *is* rocket science...
25/02/2017 … Brett Goldstein has landed a regular role in a new US sitcom.
Peter Kay joins Let It Shine
25/02/2017 … PETER KAY is to be a guest judge on the final of BBC One’s Let It Shine tonight.
Fri 24 February 2017
Oldie but goodie...
Pete Teckman wins Leicester's Silver Stand-up contest
24/02/2017 … Pete Teckman was last night crowned Silver Stand-Up of the Year in a competition for older comedians.
BBC launches 'millennial relationship' comedy
24/02/2017 … BBC Three is releasing a new short-form comedy series about a relationship between two millennials.
'Then I started crying on stage...'
24/02/2017 … • 'When people go to a comedy show, there's an expectation that they wanna forget about things, but fuck that, you've got cats on YouTube now, you can watch that…
The world's worst golfer, coming to cinemas
Simon Farnaby working on new script
24/02/2017 … Yonderland star Simon Farnaby is making a film about a hopeless golfer who blagged his way into the British Open, Chortle can reveal.
© BBC Detectorists 'might be coming back'
More grist for the series 3 rumour mill
24/02/2017 … Mackenzie Crook comedy Detectorists looks set to return, one of its stars has hinted.
Netflix signs Tracy Morgan
New stand-up special for 30 Rock star
24/02/2017 … Netflix has signed 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan to make a new stand-up special.
Thu 23 February 2017
Sky's Mount Pleasant to end
Filming starts on 90-minute finale
23/02/2017 … Sky 1 comedy Mount Pleasant is to end after six years.
Simon Amstell announces 2017 tour
What Is This? described as a 'deeply personal' show
23/02/2017 … Simon Amstell has announced his fifth stand-up tour of the UK.
BBC to tell of Cosby's fall
New documentary ahead of comic's trial
23/02/2017 … The BBC is making an hour-long documentary about Bill Cosby’s fall from grace.
© BBC/Objective BBC Three gets even more Witless
Third series for gangland comedy
23/02/2017 … BBC Three has commissioned a third and apparently final series of its comedy Witless.
Joke 'is not to be taken seriously'
BBC's response to complaint against 'anti-Liverpool' gag
23/02/2017 … The BBC Trust has declined to intervene after a viewer complained about an anti-Liverpool joke on Have I Got News For You.
Wed 22 February 2017
Ricky Gervais: My 'platinum' tickets will hit the touts
Premium pricing for Humanity tour
22/02/2017 … Ricky Gervais is to sell high-priced ‘platinum’ tickets to his new stand-up tour, in a move said to be designed to beat the touts.
© BBC/King Bert Walliams & Friend to return
...as his book Ratburger comes to Sky1
22/02/2017 … Walliams & Friend is to return for a second series.
© Shaun Webb Berry, Bird, Rosenthal and more
Comedy stars line up for West End play directed by Simon Callow
22/02/2017 … Friday Night Dinner co-stars Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal are to star in a new West End play together.
Louis CK to release two new stand-up specials
22/02/2017 … Louis CK has signed a deal to release two new stand-up specials on Netflix.
Tue 21 February 2017
Filming starts on Roisin Conaty's GameFace
E4 series starting later this year
21/02/2017 … Filming has begun on Roisin Conaty's E4 sitcom GameFace – three years after the pilot aired.
Harold Lloyd films to become animations
New deal with pioneering comedian's estate
21/02/2017 … Harold Lloyd’s comedy films are to be made into a series of animated features.
From Vines to a book deal
Online comic Arron Crascall to write See Ya Later
21/02/2017 … YouTube comedian Arron Crascall has signed a book deal.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan shoots Sky sitcom
Semi-autobiographical tale of reluctant pub landlord
21/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is piloting a semi-autobiographical sitcom for Sky 1.
Carters Get Rich gets a launch date
21/02/2017 … SKY1 has confirmed a transmission date for Carters Get Rich, its family sitcom about a boy who becomes an internet millionaire that Chortle first reported on last…
© Daniel Eden A magic moment
Paul Zenon collects an award from Ken Dodd
21/02/2017 … Paul Zenon has received a comedy award from Sir Ken Dodd.
Mon 20 February 2017
Writing award for John Oliver's team
20/02/2017 … John Oliver and his team picked up a Writer’s Guild Of America gong last night.
Merry effing Christimas
Comedy Central rapped for December 25 f-bomb
20/02/2017 … Comedy Central has been rapped for dropping the f-bomb before the 9pm watershed on Christmas Day.
Norman Lovett: I'm returning to Red Dwarf
20/02/2017 … Norman Lovett is to return to Red Dwarf.
Critics pick their favourite comedies
Broadcasting Press Guild nominees out
20/02/2017 … Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters, Motherland, Mum and Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle are all up for a comedy award.
Sun 19 February 2017
Joe Pasquale plays the Comedy Store
The best live comedy of the week
19/02/2017 … The best live comedy of the week.
© Channel 4 No worries?
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
19/02/2017 … The best TV and radio comedy of the week.
'I'd want all racist jokes stopped'
Comedy, religion and offence discussed at Leicester festival
19/02/2017 … Telling the most offensive jokes is way the powerful exert their dominance – and should be stopped.
Sat 18 February 2017
Seinfeld's Mr Ross dies at 91
Warren Frost was also known for Twin Peaks
18/02/2017 … Warren Frost, who played George Constanza’s potential father-in-law on Seinfeld has died at the age of 91.
Fri 17 February 2017
Teen admits assaulting Jack Carroll
Then gloated: 'He deserves it'
17/02/2017 … A teenager pushed disabled comedian Jack Carroll to the floor after having a picture taken with him, then gloated: ‘He deserved it.
'We are closing the portal for good'
Sky's Yonderland won't be returning
17/02/2017 … Sky1’s comedy fantasy series Yonderland will not be returning, it has been announced.
Ricky Gervais announces new stand-up dates
17/02/2017 … Ricky Gervais has announced a new batch of dates for Humanity, his first stand-up tour in seven years.
Brian Pern to be killed off
Bowing out with one final tribute show
17/02/2017 … Simon Day is killing off his legendary prog rocker Brian Pern.
C4 appoints new comedy commissioner
Jack Bayles produced Catastrophe
17/02/2017 … Channel 4 has announced that Catastrophe producer Jack Bayles will be its new commissioning editor for comedy.
She did not spend time at the Nipple Convalescent Home
17/02/2017 … • Bill Oddie almost killed himself on the set of The Real Hotel of Marigold - after accidentally drinking turps.
Craig Charles joins The Gadget Show
17/02/2017 … Craig Charles is to be the new host of Channel 5’s The Gadget Show.
Thu 16 February 2017
Stewart Lee and Fleabag lead Chortle Awards
16/02/2017 … Stewart Lee and Fleabag lead this year's Chortle Award shortlists, with three nominations apiece.
New comics join Red Nose Day
Online videos from rising stars
16/02/2017 … Some of Britain’s emerging comedy stars are releasing a series of online videos for Comic Relief.
Forgotten Goodies
Episodes released for the first time in more than 40 years
16/02/2017 … Six previously unreleased episode of The Goodies have been made available from today.
Omid Djalili to star in Fiddler On The Roof
16/02/2017 … Omid Djalili is to star in a new stage production of Fiddler On The Roof.
And finally... best show
16/02/2017 … Stewart Lee has been nominated for his third Chortle Award today: this time for best show.
Here's Miranda Hart in Annie
16/02/2017 … THE first picture has been released of Miranda Hart in her role as orphanage owner Miss Hannigan in Annie.
Wed 15 February 2017
Best stand-up ever
15/02/2017 … Richard Pryor has been named as the best stand-up of all time.
Mark Watson tours only places starting with M or W
15/02/2017 … Mark Watson has announced a new tour in which he only performs in places beginning with his initials of M or W.
© BBC 'It's not really a comedy about cancer'
But new BBC show is about a man with the disease...
15/02/2017 … The BBC is making a comedy series about a young man with cancer.
Richard Curtis returns to Love Actually
With the original cast members
15/02/2017 … The cast of Love Actually are reuniting for a new film catching up with their characters 14 years on.
Tue 14 February 2017
© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton New sketch show for Harry & Paul
Part of a Radio 2 comedy season
14/02/2017 … Radio 2 has released details of a new batch of comedy showcases featuring Romesh Ranganathan, Cardinal Burns, Tim Vine and a new sketch show from Harry Enfield…
Lovdev crowned pundefeated champion
14/02/2017 … Lovdev Barpaga has been crowned this year's UK Pun Champion at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
New Radio 4 show for Bridget Christie
Inspired by her hatred of a Britain that voted 'Leave'
14/02/2017 … Bridget Christie is making a new Radio 4 series inspired by her disillusionment with Britain after the vote to leave the EU.
Comedian pranks No 10
Heydon Prowse in Valentine's Day stunt
14/02/2017 … Comedian Heydon Prowse has pranked Downing Street staff – convincing them that Donald Trump wanted to send Theresa May some Valentine's Day flowers.
Back of the Q
More of Spike Milligan's series comes to DVD
14/02/2017 … The second volume of Spike Milligan’s groundbreaking Q series is to be released for the first time later this month.
Tim Minchin to play Friar Tuck
In a 'gritty reboot' of Robin Hood
14/02/2017 … Tim Minchin is to play Friar Tuck in a new movie version of Robin Hood.
Mon 13 February 2017
Russell Brand joins Hospital People
13/02/2017 … Russell Brand is to appear in BBC One’s new sitcom Hospital People.
© C4/Steve Brown Mark Dolan leaves The Jump
13/02/2017 … MARK DOLAN has been eliminated from The Jump on its second week, after recording the shortest distance in his ski-jump.
Frank Sidebottom's son dies in bike accident
13/02/2017 … The son of Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey has died in a cycling accident.
Jesse Armstrong creates media empire drama
Any similarities to Rupert Murdoch are entirely coincidental...
13/02/2017 … Peep Show co-creator Jesse Armstrong is heading to the States to oversee a new drama about an ageing media tycoon and his ambitious family.
Miranda Hart creates a kids' TV series
So Sammy to launch on Disney Channel app
13/02/2017 … Miranda Hart is making her first move into children’s TV.
Sun 12 February 2017
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.
Quickfire comedy?
Jack Whitehall tackles blaze (badly) on stage
12/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall had to fight a fire on stage on Friday night.
© 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.
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.
Sat 11 February 2017
Fri 10 February 2017
Sara Pascoe adapts Pride and Prejudice
New stage version of Jane Austen classic
10/02/2017 … Sara Pascoe is adapting Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the stage.
Red Dwarf producer Charles Armitage dies
Grant Naylor founder and agent was 62
10/02/2017 … Charles Armitage, the executive producer of Red Dwarf and a leading showbiz figure, has died at the age of 62 The grandson of legendary composer Noel Gay,…
© 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.
© 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.
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.
Thu 09 February 2017
© C4 Channel 4 gets Damned again
Jo Brand social work sitcom to return
09/02/2017 … Jo Brand’s social work sitcom Damned is returning to Channel 4.
Jack Whitehall becomes an action hero
09/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall is to become an action hero in a new Sky 1 comedy, Bounty Hunters.
Sky orders a second Delicious course
09/02/2017 … Sky 1 has ordered a second series of Dawn French’s love-triangle drama Delicious.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian
Young Frankenstein's West End run confirmed
As Bafta awards Mel Brooks a fellowship
09/02/2017 … The musical version of Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein is to open in the West End on September 28, it has been announced.
Joking helps...
Top comics stage UK-wide benefits to aid refugees
09/02/2017 … Top comedians including Sarah Millican, Jason Manford, Joe Lycett and Ed Byrne are to take part in a nationwide series of benefit gigs to aid refugees.
Wed 08 February 2017
'There are no words'
Comedy writing legend Alan Simpson dies
08/02/2017 … Comedy writing legend Alan Simpson has died at the age of 87.
© BBC Richard Gadd to star in BBC docu-drama
...about a notorious gay rights court case
08/02/2017 … Richard Gadd is to make his major TV debut, starring in a BBC Two docu-drama about one of the most famous homosexuality cases in British legal history.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures BBC wants to air the Fleabag stage show
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in talks over plans
08/02/2017 … The BBC is in talks to televise the stage version of Fleabag.
© Channel 4 Catastrophe will be a 'fitting tribute' to Carrie Fisher
'Emotionally powerful' scenes in new series
08/02/2017 … The new series of Catastrophe will be a ‘fitting tribute’ to Carrie Fisher, Channel 4’s comedy chief said last night.
Sara Pascoe sings and dances for Comic Relief
'I have made a terrible mistake!'
08/02/2017 … Sara Pascoe is to be among the celebrities ‘strutting their stuff’ on Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief.
Fast Show director Sid Roberson dies
08/02/2017 … FAST SHOW director Sid Roberson has died at the age of 79.
C4 picks up Max & Ivan's The Reunion
08/02/2017 … Max and Ivan have made a series of Channel 4 Blaps about going back to school.
New movie for Matt Berry
Starring with Flight Of The Conchords' Jemaine Clement
08/02/2017 … Matt Berry and Flight Of The Conchords star Jemaine Clement have signed up to star in a new independent comedy movie called An Evening With Beverly Luff Lin.
Spinal Tap lawsuit 'turned up to 11'
Fellow stars join Harry Shearer's royalties fight
08/02/2017 … The rest of Spinal Tap have joined Harry Shearer in his legal fight for a share of the profits from the hit 1984 movie.
© C4 Murder In Successville team plan a topical comedy show
Scarlett Moffatt pilots improv format
08/02/2017 … A topical sketch format in which celebrities star in their own semi-improvised show is being piloted for Channel 4.
Revealed: The full list of new Channel 4 Comedy Blaps
Featuring Fringe favourites... and a Sherlock star
08/02/2017 … The full line-up of Channel 4 Comedy Blaps has now been unveiled.
Tue 07 February 2017
© BBC I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again is back
Original cast in new stage tour, 50 years on
07/02/2017 … Classic radio comedy I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again is to hit the road with some of its original stars, – more than 50 years after it first aired.
'The World's Foremost Authority' dies
'Professor' Irwin Corey was 102
07/02/2017 … American comedian ‘Professor’ Irwin Corey has died at the age of 102.
Stephen Merchant to grapple with a wrestling movie
Writing and directing the story of WWE star Paige
07/02/2017 … Stephen Merchant is to write and direct a film about WWE wrestling that will star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
Mon 06 February 2017
2017 Student Comedy Award opens!
06/02/2017 … Entries have opened for this year's Chortle Student Comedy Award.
'This will benefit future generations'
Another comedy club launches crowdfunding drive
06/02/2017 … Another comedy club is turning to crowdfunding in a bid to create a dedicated venue.
John Bishop joins The Nightly Show
One of the guest hosts of ITV's high-profile project
06/02/2017 … John Bishop is to be one of the hosts of ITV’s new high-profile entertainment programme The Nightly Show.
Judd Apatow to honour Garry Shandling
06/02/2017 … Judd Apatow is making a documentary about his comedy hero, Garry Shandling.
BBC radio show for Shane Todd
06/02/2017 … Northern Irish stand-up Shane Todd is to host his own show on BBC Radio Ulster.
Sun 05 February 2017
© Google St Andrew squares block Fringe venue
05/02/2017 … EDINBURGH's St Andrew Square will not be hosting Fringe events at this year's festival.
Sat 04 February 2017
If you like Red Dwarf you might like this...
04/02/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Comic's kidney donation 'a huge success'
Jarlath Regan 'rocket-powers' his brother
04/02/2017 … Irish comedian Jarlath Regan has successfully donated a kidney to his brother Adrian.
Fri 03 February 2017
'His act was dark but his soul was gentle'
Former circuit comedian Stuart Hudson dies
03/02/2017 … Stuart Hudson, a familiar face on the comedy circuit in the late part of the 2000s, has died of sepsis.
Beyond parody
South Park is to stop mocking Donald Trump
03/02/2017 … South Park is to stop mocking Donald Trump – because his actions have gone beyond satire.
© Johnny Vegas/Twitter Johnny Vegas and Ricky Tomlinson shoot comedy pilot
Set in the working-class clubs
03/02/2017 … Johnny Vegas and Ricky Tomlinson are shooting a comedy pilot.
Brexit voters not welcome
03/02/2017 … • 'Terrorists have made my job difficult.
Miranda Hart 'set to appear in Annie'
03/02/2017 … Miranda Hart is set to make her West End debut in the musical Annie.
11 arrested at protests over offensive comedian
Violence flares over Gavin McInnes university speech
03/02/2017 … Eleven people have been arrested at heated protests against a right-wing comedian.
Thu 02 February 2017
Absolutely Radio Show to return
02/02/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of The Absolutely Radio Show.
It begins...
First Edinburgh Fringe tickets go on sale
02/02/2017 … The first handful of comedy shows have gone on sale for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Steffan Hill Ardal O'Hanlon to take the lead in Death In Paradise
02/02/2017 … Ardal O’Hanlon is to take over as the star of BBC One’s Death In Paradise.
The next Fleabag?
BBC Three buys Irish comedy Can’t Cope, Won’t Cop
02/02/2017 … BBC Three has bought the rights to new Irish comedy-drama series Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope.
New book and radio show for Rob Newman
02/02/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned Robert Newman to make a comedy series about the brain – to tie in with a book he’s also writing on the subject.
Wed 01 February 2017
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Philomena Cunk set to return
Diane Morgan plans more specials
01/02/2017 … Diane Morgan is planning to return as Philomena Cunk for more specials.
Kindler's (shit) list
US comic's first industry roast to be released as an album
01/02/2017 … For 20 years, Andy Kindler has roasted the American comedy industry at his annual State Of The Industry address at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival.
Katherine Ryan joins Your Face Or Mine
01/02/2017 … Katherine Ryan is to be the co-host of Comedy Central’s revival of Your Face Or Mine.
Cast announced for Simon Amstell's Carnage
Vegan film coming to iPlayer this spring
01/02/2017 … The cast has been announced for Simon Amstell’s first feature film Carnage: Swallowing The Past.
Mark Steel does hip-hop
01/02/2017 … MARK STEEL is to present a BBC documentary about hip-hop.
Scot Squad live show 'coming soon'
Creator in talks for stage transfer
01/02/2017 … Scot Squad is set to make the leap from TV to a live show.
Chris Gethard tapes HBO special
Career Suicide currently playing in London
01/02/2017 … Chris Gethard’s stand-up show Career Suicide is to become an HBO special.
Britain's best Mum...
Lesley Manville sitcom scoops Broadcast Award
01/02/2017 … Mum has been named best comedy at the Broadcast Awards.
Tue 31 January 2017
China vets Russell Howard's stand-up
Officials demanded to see his show in advance
31/01/2017 … Chinese officials are vetting Russell Howard's stand-up routine before he performs in Shanghai.
French & Saunders reunite
...and everything else that's happening for Red Nose Day
31/01/2017 … French and Saunders are to reunite for this year's Red Nose Day.
Still Game duo working on series 8
They're 'pretty positive' of a BBC green light
31/01/2017 … Still Game creators Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are planning a new series of their sitcom to air later this year.
Miranda releases Comic Relief book
Encouraging readers to have 'such fun'
31/01/2017 … Miranda Hart is releasing a book of ‘joy-filled tasks’ for Comic Relief.
Rory McGrath purged from TV show
Comic axed following harassment case
31/01/2017 … Rory McGrath has been edited out of a TV series following his conviction for harassment last week.
Mon 30 January 2017
Mrs Brown takes on Donald Trump
Brendan O'Carroll mulls new documentary
30/01/2017 … He is the divisive President, ripping up American liberal values as he wages a bitter fight with established experts and the mainstream media.
Radio award for Robert Newman
Judges naturally selected his evolution show
30/01/2017 … Robert Newman’s Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia Of Evolution was named ‘best comedy with an audience’ at the BBC Audio Drama Awards last night.
Adam Kay to publish his junior doctor diaries
Your Life In My Hands snapped up by Picador
30/01/2017 … Doctor turned musical comedian Adam Kay has signed a book deal to publish his diaries.
Noel Fielding films possible Richard Herring sitcom
Work starts on 'multiple universe' tester scenes
30/01/2017 … Noel Fielding, Jessica Knappett and Ben Bailey Smith are recording the taster episode of Richard Herring’s planned ‘multiple universe’ sitcom.
Ed Miliband's adviser announces comedy tour
Ayesha Hazarika was a stand-up before politics
30/01/2017 … Ed Miliband’s former special adviser is going on a stand-up tour.
Sun 29 January 2017
© Steve Ullathorne
Jan Ravens pilots Theresa May comedy
29/01/2017 … Jan Ravens is piloting a possible Radio 4 comedy about the private life of Theresa May.
Sat 28 January 2017
The truth is out there...
28/01/2017 … This week's best comedy shows on demand.
Fri 27 January 2017
Russell Howard set to host his own chat show
That's what he's developing for Sky
27/01/2017 … Russell Howard is set to host his own chat show.
Emma Thompson joins Upstart Crow
Will her Elizabeth I match Queenie?
27/01/2017 … Emma Thompson is joining Upstart Crow, playing Queen Elizabeth I.
A victory for satire
Germany overturns its law against insulting foreign leaders
27/01/2017 … Germany is to revoke the law that stopped comedians insulting foreign heads of state.
Russell Brand announces new stand-up tour
Re:Brand inspired by the birth of his daughter
27/01/2017 … Russell Brand has announced a new tour – inspired by him becoming a father for the first time.
© BBC Three more years of Mrs Brown's Boys
BBC deal keeps sitcom on air until Christmas 2020
27/01/2017 … The BBC has ordered six more Christmas episodes of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
The 37th sexiest person in Bristol
27/01/2017 … • Tom Allen should have been on the next series of Comedy Central’s Drunk History, but has confessed that he got too carried away with the drinking part of the…
New comedy from Tina Fey
And Mindy Kaling and Bill Lawrence
27/01/2017 … Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence are all working on new TV comedy series.
Thu 26 January 2017
Rory McGrath admits harassment
26/01/2017 … RORY McGRATH has pleaded guilty to harassing a married woman.
There'll be more Murders in Successville
Tom Davis starts shooting series three
26/01/2017 … Murder in Successville is to return for a third series, Chortle can reveal.
Special agent...
Comics' benefit for their ill manager
26/01/2017 … A bunch of comedians is staging a charity gig to help pay the medical expenses of their former agent.
Wed 25 January 2017
© BBC/Stephen Perry/Wall to Wall Greg Davies is descended from royalty
Revelation on Who Do You Think You Are?
25/01/2017 … Greg Davies has discovered that he is descended from royalty.
Dave gives Matt Forde another spin
Second series for topical show Unspun
25/01/2017 … Dave has commissioned a second series of its political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde.
© BBC BBC gears up for W1A series three
Jargon-filled press release confirms the news
25/01/2017 … Filming is to start on the third series of W1A next month, the BBC has confirmed.
Unearthed: The stand-up comedy of Trump apologist Kellyanne Conway
25/01/2017 … Excruciating footage has emerged of Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway as stand-up comedian.
He died saving others from Arctic storm
Posthumous gallantry honour for comedy promoter
25/01/2017 … The comedy promoter who died on an Arctic expedition has been honoured for sacrificing his life to protect the other members of his group.
Al Porter signs big radio deal
Daily show on Ireland's Today FM
25/01/2017 … Al Porter is to present his own radio show in Ireland.
© Tim Downie/Twitter Noel Fielding films Upstart Crow role
25/01/2017 … NOEL FIELDING is to appear in the next series of Ben Elton’s Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Country cousins
BBC Three rural mockumentary from Daisy May and Charlie Cooper
25/01/2017 … Character comic siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper have landed their own BBC Three sitcom.
Geoff Norcott to appear on Question Time
25/01/2017 … Tory comedian Geoff Norcott is to appear on Question Time tomorrow.
RIP, America's sitcom queen
25/01/2017 … Mary Tyler Moore has died at the age of 80.
Tue 24 January 2017
Garth Marenghi creator directs his first film
'Stark psycho-drama' from Matthew Holness
24/01/2017 … Garth Merenghi creator Matthew Holness is to direct his first film, a psychological horror about a demonic puppet.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures Fleabag wins again
24/01/2017 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has grabbed another award for her mantlepiece, after Fleabag was honoured again last night.
SNL writer suspended over Barron Trump joke
'Insensitive' tweet about 10-year-old
24/01/2017 … Saturday Night Live has suspended writer Katie Rich ‘indefinitely’ after tweeting a joke about Donald Trump’s 10-year-old son.
Spencer Jones shoots Sky pilot
The Herbert becomes The Jonah Man
24/01/2017 … Spencer Jones has made a pilot for Sky1.
Farewell to 'Harry Hill Sr'
Panto legend Ronne Coyles dies at 86
24/01/2017 … Ronne Coyles, who played Harry Hill’s dad on TV, has died at the age of 86.
© Rich Hardcastle 'An exemplar of empathy'
Richard Curtis honoured for humanitarian work
24/01/2017 … Richard Curtis is to receive a US award for his humanitarian efforts.
Mon 23 January 2017
British comic Jim Tavare to appear at the Super Bowl
23/01/2017 … British comedian Jim Tavare is appearing in a TV advertising campaign to be aired during the Super Bowl.
Ofcom will not investigate Real Housewives Of ISIS
23/01/2017 … Ofcom has decided not to launch an investigation into the satirical BBC sketch that featured The Real Housewives Of ISIS.
© BBC Au revoir, Rene
23/01/2017 … Gorden Kaye, the actor who will be forever known as Allo Allo’s hapless cafe owner Rene Artois has died at the age of 75.
© UKTV Red Dwarf named comedy of the year
Double success in British Comedy Guide accolades
23/01/2017 … Red Dwarf has been named comedy of the year in a poll conducted by the British Comedy Guide.
Comedians to talk to the dead
23/01/2017 … COMEDIANS Ed Night, Rosie Holt, Lulu Popplewell, Pierre Novellie, Mr Spooky and Maddie Campion are to live-stream a seance on social media.
Sun 22 January 2017
Micky Flanagan's agent sells up
Christian Knowles Productions bought by Jonathan Shalit's giant
22/01/2017 … Micky Flanagan’s agent Christian Knowles has sold his company to showbiz management giant ROAR Group.
'Tommy Cooper had a sadistic streak'
Barry Cryer shares some favourite anecdotes
22/01/2017 … Tommy Cooper had a ‘sadistic streak’ which made him relish making people uncomfortable, Barry Cryer has revealed.
Sat 21 January 2017
Meet the Cassassinator
21/01/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
© Channel 4/Big Talk Raised By Wolves USA picked up for pilot
ABC remakes Caitlin Moran’s C4 show
21/01/2017 … The American remake of Raised By Wolves has moved a major step closer to the screen.
Ed Byrne aids stricken hillwaker
'It's not a tale of derring-do,' says comic
21/01/2017 … Ed Byrne has helped an injured hillwalker to safety during a hike in the Cairngorms.
Did Donald Trump REALLY quote the Bee Movie?
Inauguration speech meme sets internet buzzing
21/01/2017 … Reports that Donald Trump plagiarised Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie for his inauguration speech appear to be fake news.
Fri 20 January 2017
Mr Swallow makes his TV debut
...as we reveal the next batch of Sky comedy shorts
20/01/2017 … Nick Mohammed's Mr Swallow and Colin Hoult's character Anna Mann are to make their first television appearances in Sky’s next series of comedy films, Chortle can…
Susan Calman to host BBC One quiz show
The Boss coming to daytime soon
20/01/2017 … Susan Calman is to host a daytime quiz for BBC One, Chortle can reveal.
© Kyle Cassidy/Creative Commons BBC to make Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens
'It feels like a good time for a comedy about impending global apocalypse'
20/01/2017 … The BBC is to make a six-part comedy series based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s fantasy novel Good Omens.
One comic's already profiting from Trump's presidency
20/01/2017 … • ’Looking forward to Trump’s assassi… inauguration.
© BBC Angus Deayton's new presenting job
Great British Bake Off spin-off
20/01/2017 … Angus Deayton is to host Great British Bake Off spin-off Creme de la Creme.
Thu 19 January 2017
© Idil Sukan Netflix signs Katherine Ryan
Stand-up special out on Valentine's Day
19/01/2017 … Netflix is to air Katherine Ryan’s latest stand-up show.
© BBC/Richard Ansett Inside No 9 to return
Fourth series set to start shooting next month
19/01/2017 … Inside No 9 is to return for a fourth series of six new episodes.
© UKTV Cushti! Gold to tell the Only Fools story
...as a second series charts Sir David Jason's career
19/01/2017 … Sir David Jason is to be the subject of two separate retrospective series on the Gold channel, Chortle can reveal.
Mangan to host fake news panel show
...as C4 airs Simon Brodkin doco
19/01/2017 … Channel 4’s one-off fake news panel show is to be hosted by Stephen Mangan and form part of a week of programmes on the topic.
Revealed: Who's on the next Live From The BBC
19/01/2017 … Josie Long, Sara Pascoe and Liam Williams are to feature in the second series of Live From The BBC, Chortle can reveal.
Frank Skinner gets his own radio station
Comic takes over Absolute channel for a full weekend
19/01/2017 … Frank Skinner is to get his own radio station.
Wed 18 January 2017
Tim Minchin's protest could be song of the year
Shortlisted for Aussie accolade
18/01/2017 … A track Tim Minchin wrote about a Catholic cardinal at the centre of a paedophilia scandal has been shortlisted for Australia’s song of the year.
Official: Will and Grace IS returning
18/01/2017 … Will & Grace is returning for ten more episodes, it has officially been confirmed.
Pay your comedians, union tells promoters
Equity targets exploitative open mic and 'play-to-play' nights
18/01/2017 … Performers’ union Equity is trying to clamp down on comedy gigs that don’t pay their acts.
John Bishop to keep talking...
W orders two more series of In Conversation With
18/01/2017 … John Bishop’s chat show In Conversation With… has been commissioned for two new series.
Fake history!
Penny Dreadfuls release their Radio 4 comic plays as downloads
18/01/2017 … The Penny Dreadfuls are releasing two albums of their historical comedy plays.
What's the deal with Netflix?
Seinfeld signs up for two stand-up specials and more Comedians In Cars
18/01/2017 … Jerry Seinfeld has signed an exclusive new deal with Netflix.
© BBC/Scott Kershaw Filming to start on Porridge reboot
18/01/2017 … FILMING is to begin on the first series of the rebooted Porridge in Salford next month.
Tue 17 January 2017
Two-book deal for Robin Ince
17/01/2017 … Robin Ince has signed a deal to write two books blending science and humour.
Comedy Central signs up Facebook prankster
17/01/2017 … Comedy Central is to pilot a prank show from Facebook star Ben Phillips.
© BBC Miranda return on the cards
'There will be something, yes' says co-star Sarah Hadland
17/01/2017 … Miranda is set to return, co-star Sarah Hadland says.
Have I Got News For You meets Would I Lie To You
C4 pilots fake news panel show
17/01/2017 … The makers of Have I Got News For You are producing a new comedy panel show, about fake news.
Am I all right Jack?
Comic Rooke to probe masculinity and mental health for BBC Three
17/01/2017 … Comedian Jack Rooke is to present a BBC Three documentary series about male identity and mental health.
Mon 16 January 2017
'It's the worst!'
Trump whines about Saturday Night Live again
16/01/2017 … Thin-skinned Donald Trump has launched another sulky attack on Saturday Night Live.
Vic Reeves fronts Samaritans campaign
16/01/2017 … Vic Reeves is fronting a new ad campaign for the Samaritans.
BBC Three series for Humza Arshad
YouTube star to play an 'obnoxious' right-winger
16/01/2017 … YouTube star Humza Arshad has landed his own BBC Three series, playing a right-wing TV host.
At last... Daniel Kitson releases his 2008 show
The Impotent Fury Of The Privileged out as a download
16/01/2017 … Daniel Kitson has released his 2008 show The Impotent Fury Of The Privileged as an audio download.
Filming starts on musical zom-com
The undead take to Glasgow's streets
16/01/2017 … A zombie comedy-musical has begun filming in Glasgow.
David Baddiel to return to the West End
16/01/2017 … DAVID BADDIEL has announced a new ten-week West End run for his stand-up show My Family: Not the Sitcom.
Sun 15 January 2017
© BBC Corbyn will fail as he doesn't watch Mrs Brown
15/01/2017 … Labour is doomed to electoral failure because its leaders don’t connect with fans Mrs Brown’s Boys.
More radio shows for Bennett Arron
15/01/2017 … Radio Wales has ordered a second series of stand-up show Bennett Arron Worries About.
Sat 14 January 2017
An exercise in comedy...
14/01/2017 … This week’s best comedy shows on demand.
Louis CK to play an animated cop
In a series he created with Albert Brooks
14/01/2017 … Louis CK is to star in an animated comedy about the police, which he co-created with fellow comic Albert Brooks.
Fri 13 January 2017
© Channel 4 Richard Ayoade to host the Crystal Maze
13/01/2017 … Richard Ayoade has been named as the new host of the Crystal Maze.
Sky drops Michael Jackson comedy
Following row over Joseph Fiennes casting
13/01/2017 … Sky has dropped its controversial comedy episode in which Joseph Fiennes plays Michael Jackson.
© BBC Mrs Brown's a hit on d'mand
Sitcom is No 2 in iPlayer chart
13/01/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was the second most popular show on iPlayer over the Christmas period.
Limmy in talks to make Daft Wee Stories TV show
But he's done with sketches and internet shorts
13/01/2017 … Limmy is in talks to make a TV series based on his book Daft Wee Stories – but he won’t be returning to his sketch show, nor the internet shorts that made his…
New Arrested Development 'really close'
13/01/2017 … A FIFTH series of Arrested Development is ‘really close’ to being agreed, executive producer Brian Grazer has revealed.
Lee Mack and Christ's crucifixion
13/01/2017 … • Lee Mack has a painting of himself at the scene of Christ's crucifixion.
The man who put Python on the big screen
Playboy Victor Lownes dies at 88
13/01/2017 … Victor Lownes, the Playboy executive at the heart of the Swinging Sixties, has died of a heart attack at the age of 88.
Thu 12 January 2017
Glasgow comedy fest launches its 2017 programme
12/01/2017 … The Glasgow comedy festival has launched its 2017 programme, featuring more than 470 shows over its 18 days.
Lucy Beaumont to front Hull documentary
12/01/2017 … Lucy Beaumont is to present a BBC documentary about her home town of Hull.
Timothy Spall channels the comedy greats
12/01/2017 … Timothy Spall plays a raft of comic greats, including Max Wall, George Formby, Tony Hancock and Max Miller, in an ambitious new film.
© Rose d'Or John Cleese's 'new' farce
...and there was a dead parrot involved
12/01/2017 … John Cleese has adapted a 19th century farce for the stage… and it involves a dead parrot.
© CBS James Corden joins Ocean's Eight
Supporting role in female-led heist reboot
12/01/2017 … James Corden is to appear in Ocean’s Eight.
Wed 11 January 2017
Vic Reeves joins Funny Cow movie
11/01/2017 … VIC REEVES and Diane Morgan have joined the cast of Funny Cow, the comedy-drama film about a woman who becomes a comedian on the Northern Working Men's Club circuit…
Tue 10 January 2017
One of Carrie Fisher's final roles to be aired
Playing a waitress in Sky Arts comedy
10/01/2017 … Sky TV is to air one of Carrie Fisher's last roles.
Limmy writes more daft wee stories
Book tour to plug his second anthology
10/01/2017 … Scottish comedian Limmy has written a second book of short stories.
Mon 09 January 2017
Alan Davies gets a fifth series of As Yet Untitled
09/01/2017 … The Dave channel has commissioned a fifth series of Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.
TV company rapped for racist language
Comedian was speaking in an interview 40 years ago
09/01/2017 … A TV station has been censured for airing a 38-year-old interview in which a comedian used the word ‘coon’.
© C4 Trigger Happy's rampant rabbits rapped
Breakfast broadcast 'inappropriate'
09/01/2017 … TV station London Live has apologised for showing people dressed in rabbit costumes simulating sex in an episode of Trigger Happy TV which went out at breakfast…
© BBC BBC picks up new Mrs Brown show
Saturday Night entertainment format
09/01/2017 … Mrs Brown is to host a new Saturday night entertainment show, All Round To Mrs Brown’s, on BBC One.
Sun 08 January 2017
Stewart Lee plans new TV film
'Left-wing' script being developed by Fleabag's producers
08/01/2017 … Stewart Lee is working on a new TV show with the makers of Fleabag.
New C4 pilot for Alan Carr
With Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt
08/01/2017 … Alan Carr is piloting a new Channel 4 show with I’m A Celebrity… winner Scarlett Moffatt.
© CBeebies/DHX Worldwide/Jack Barnes David Walliams joins Teletubbies
08/01/2017 … David Walliams is joining the Teletubbies.
Sat 07 January 2017
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.
'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…
Harry Hill wants your TV ideas
So he can make a show of his own
06/01/2017 … Harry Hill is seeking ideas for new TV shows to be pitched to a panel of industry experts.
Thu 05 January 2017
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.
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.
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.
© Stuart Hogben Festival wants more Latitude
05/01/2017 … The Latitude Festival is bidding to be bigger than ever this year.
Wed 04 January 2017
Richard Herring plans 'multiple universe' sitcom
Tester scenes being taped for Channel 4
04/01/2017 … Richard Herring is working on a ‘multiple universe’ sitcom for Channel 4.
© 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…
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.
Tue 03 January 2017
© BBC Comedies up for 2017 National Television Awards
03/01/2017 … They couldn’t be much more different, but Mrs Brown’s Boys is taking on Orange Is The New Black for the comedy gong at this year's National…
Comedians up for BBC audio awards
Mae Martin, Mark Steel and Rob Newman
03/01/2017 … Mae Martin, Mark Steel and Robert Newman have all been shortlisted for an award for their Radio 4 comedy shows.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh Ranganathan to star in his own sitcom
'Hardest-working' comic records radio comedy
03/01/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to record an autobiographical sitcom for Radio 2.
Sun 01 January 2017
Entries open for comedy writing contest
01/01/2017 … Entries have opened for the first comedy writing award set up in honour of Reggie Perrin creator David Nobbs.
...and for Amused Moose award
01/01/2017 … Entries have opened for the Amused Moose New Comic Award, which has formerly been won by Sarah Millican and Jack Whitehall.
M*A*S*'H's Father Mulcahy dies at 84
William Christopher started with Beyond The Fringe
01/01/2017 … William Christopher, who played Father Mulcahy on the long-running TV comedy M*A*S*H has died at the age of 84.