'Would a man be asked this?'
Julia Davis says there's sexism in the way her comedy is received
21/10/2018 … Julia Davis says there’s sexism at work in the way her comedy is received.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 21 October 2018
Sat 20 October 2018
© BBC Seann Walsh quicksteps into Strictly's danger zone
Judges mark down comic's 'messy' dance
20/10/2018 … He may have survived tabloid scandal, but Seann Walsh's future on Strictly Come Dancing now looks tenuous - because of his dancing.
Rob Beckett joins Children In Need presenting team
Comic will co-host alongside Graham Norton and others
20/10/2018 … Rob Beckett has joined the presenting team for Children in Need The comic will front the BBC One fundraiser alongside Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Mel Giedroyc,…
Jurassic larks
Dinosaur-themed podcst leads the week's comedy on demand
20/10/2018 … This week’s comedy on demand.
Fri 19 October 2018
ITV's bid for gender equality in comedy writing
Department head launches new initiative
19/10/2018 … ITV has set itself a target to have an equal number of male and female writers across its comedy shows.
Thu 18 October 2018
London's Winter Wonderland to host a nightly comedy club
Seven weeks of gigs in Hyde Park attraction
18/10/2018 … London’s annual Winter Wonderland event is to host a nightly comedy club for the first time in its 11-year history.
Wed 17 October 2018
How the stand-up circuit exploits desperate comedians
Performers under pressure to be amenable in an oversaturated market, research finds
17/10/2018 … Comedians are being exploited because of the pressure to appear amenable to bookers and promoters.
© ABC 'I ain't dead bitches!'
Roseanne's anger at her sitcom character's death
17/10/2018 … Roseanne Barr has protested about the way her character has been written out of her own sitcom history.