New US sitcom for Australia's Josh Thomas
11/05/2018 … Australian comedian Josh Thomas is to pilot a new American sitcom, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.
2018 News
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70 new episodes for Rick And Morty
Massive commission for cult hit
10/05/2018 … Rick And Morty is to get 70 new episodes, co-creator Justin Roiland has announced.
Brooklyn Nine Nine cancelled
Fox also axes Last Man On Earth and The Mick
10/05/2018 … Brooklyn Nine Nine has been cancelled after five series.
Miranda Hart to undergo 'brain detox' for BBC film
Comedian explores her fight with anxiety
10/05/2018 … Miranda Hart is making a film about anxiety for BBC One, Chortle can reveal.
Getting that funny Ealing
West London festival announces line-up
10/05/2018 … The Ealing Comedy Festival has announced the line-up for its 25th year.
Armando Iannucci's David Copperfield gets a UK distributor
'It's The Infinity War of the 1840s,' says film-maker
10/05/2018 … Armando Iannucci’s version of David Copperfield has secured a UK distributor.
Pinter-esting...
Comic actors to perform playwright's one-act works
10/05/2018 … A host of familiar comedy names are to appear in a season of Harold Pinter's one-act plays in the West End later this year.
Young Frankenstein to close this summer
10/05/2018 … The West End run of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is to come to an end this summer.