© Portlandvillage/CC BY-SA 3.0 Dame Barbara Windsor has Alzheimer’s
10/05/2018 … Carry On and EastEnders star Dame Barbara Windsor has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 10 May 2018
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© BBC/Balloon Entertainment/Colin Hutton Playing God
Harry Enfield stars in new play about IVF
10/05/2018 … Harry Enfield is to play God – as well as a host of other roles – in a new London play.
Wed 09 May 2018
Confirmed: Ricky Gervais’s new show
09/05/2018 … Netflix has officially confirmed Ricky Gervais’s new series, After Life.
Terry Gilliam admitted to hospital
Star, 77, may have suffered a stroke, reports say
09/05/2018 … Terry Gilliam has been admitted to hospital.
Comedy circuit rallies after stand-up suffers heart attack
Vince Atta blames health scare on 'being a typical lazy comedian'
09/05/2018 … Comedians have rushed to raise money for fellow stand-up Vince Atta after he suffered a heart attack.
NBC picks up Aisling Bea's comedy
09/05/2018 … Aisling Bea’s American TV show has been picked up for a series.
Plebs star Joel Fry joins Richard Curtis's new movie
With Sophia Di Martino from Flowers and Harry Michell from Chubby Funny
09/05/2018 … Former Plebs star Joel Fry has joined the cast of Richard Curtis’s new comedy movie.
Tue 08 May 2018
Mel Brooks announces London Q&A
Along with screening of Blazing Saddles
08/05/2018 … Mel Brooks is to return to London for a new Q&A.