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2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 15 October 2017
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
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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.