© BBC Bring back Blackadder!
Comedy tops poll of shows viewers want revived
25/04/2018 … Blackadder is the TV show the most British viewers would like brought back, according to a new poll.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 25 April 2018
© BBC Tue 24 April 2018
Alex Horne writes Taskmaster book
...as US series starts this week
24/04/2018 … Alex Horne has signed a publishing deal to write a Taskmaster book.
Venue pulls Roy Chubby Brown gig
Apparently they just realised he might be offensive
24/04/2018 … His reputation as one of Britain’s most offensive comedians surely precedes him.
Tim Vine pilots football quiz
24/04/2018 … Tim Vine is piloting a new football-based quiz show for ITV.
Mon 23 April 2018
Third series for The Search Party
TBS also renews Tracy Morgan's The Last OG
23/04/2018 … Search Party,the dark comedy about five self-absorbed 20-something Brooklynites investigating a friend's disappearance has been renewed for a third series.
© BBC Voting opens for Scottish Comedy Awards
... but only if you're in the business
23/04/2018 … Voting has opened for this year's Scottish Comedy Awards – but only for those who work in the industry.
BBC's Comedy Quickies will be around for longer
Commission extended for six more months
23/04/2018 … BBC Three has commissioned six more months' worth of Comedy Quickies for its Facebook page.
'Racist pug' YouTuber avoids jail
Mark Meechan hit with £800 fine
23/04/2018 … The YouTuber who trained his girlfriend's pug to give Nazi salutes in response to sick phrases such as 'gas the Jews'has avoided jail.