Stephen Buchanan wins the BBC New Comedy Award
12/08/2018 … Glasgow-based stand-up Stephen Buchanan has won this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 12 August 2018
Who will win the 2018 Chortle Student Comedy Award?
The best of the week's live comedy
12/08/2018 … Sunday August 12 LONDON: Jimmy Carr plays the great outdoors.
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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
12/08/2018 … This week’s comedy on TV and radio is dominated by showcases of live performers.
Sat 11 August 2018
Herald Angel award for Sarah Keyworth
Comic's debut scoops coveted Fringe accolade
11/08/2018 … Sarah Keyworth has been awarded a Herald Angel Award for her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Dark Horse.
Who's in the final of the 2018 Amused Moose new comic award?
11/08/2018 … The finalists have been named In this year’s Amused Moose National New Comic Award.
Overthinking, and overachieving
11/08/2018 … Demetri Martin: The Overthinker Demetri Martin's first stand-up special in four years has just landed on Netflix, deploring his clever one-liners and…
Dave and Gold return to Virgin
UKTV dispute ends after two weeks
11/08/2018 … The Dave and Gold channels – as well as the rest of the UKTV package – are back on Virgin TV after a two-week row was finally resolved.
Fri 10 August 2018
Precious things!
League Of Gentlemen released on vinyl for the first time
10/08/2018 … The original League Of Gentlemen radio and TV series are to be released on vinyl for the first time – and in a particularly classy package.