So close! Noel James misses place in Britain's Got Talent final
But he was in the top three in tonight's semi
31/05/2018 … Welsh comedian Noel James has narrowly missed out on a place in the final of Britain’s Got Talent.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 31 May 2018
Major Benny Hill biopic in the works
Comedian's story to be told over three hours
31/05/2018 … Benny Hill is to be the subject of a major new biopic.
© Matthew Highton Ticket sales soar at Wells Comedy Festival
PLUS: Gallery of images from the weekend
31/05/2018 … The fourth Wells Comedy Festival has reported a near 40 per cent rise in ticket sales.
Wed 30 May 2018
Robert White makes Britain's Got Talent final
30/05/2018 … Robert White has become the second comedian to make the finals of Britain's Got Talent this year.
© ABC Roseanne Barr turns on her co-stars
...as if costing them their jobs wasn't enough
30/05/2018 … First her racist tweet cost her sitcom’s cast and crew their jobs, now Roseanne Barr is lashing out at her newly-redundant co-stars.
Who's on Chortle's Fast Fringe 2018?
Line-up for London Underbelly announced
30/05/2018 … The full line-up for this year’s Fast Fringe in London can now be revealed.
© BBC Goodies reunited!
On-stage interview for DVD box set
30/05/2018 … The Goodies are reuniting for the first time in more than a decade.
Elliot Steel lands drama writing deal
Comic signs to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s company
30/05/2018 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production company has signed Elliot Steel as part of a raft of new talents it hopes will create original new dramas.