'Bye darlin Bluey'
Vicar of Dibley star and Spike Milligan collaborator John Bluthal dies at 89
17/11/2018 … John Bluthal, best known for playing dull parish council secretary Frank Pickle in The Vicar of Dibley, has died at the age of 89.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 17 November 2018
Growing old grudgingly
17/11/2018 … This week's comedy on demand: The Kominsky Method Chuck Lorre, America's sitcom king, is the man behind Two and a Half Men and The…
World Service celebrates international stand-up again
17/11/2018 … The BBC World Service is to host another night of global stand-up.
Fri 16 November 2018
Rebecca Front joins Armando Iannucci's Avenue 5
Playing a housewife aboard the titular spaceship
16/11/2018 … Rebecca Front has signed up to star opposite Hugh Laurie in Armando Iannucci's new space comedy, Avenue 5.
It's Lost Voice Dude
Comic to get his US break on America's Got Talent spinoff
16/11/2018 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley is to be introduced to US audiences when he appearing on America’s Got Talent: The Champions next year.
It's Byrne's night in Edinburgh
16/11/2018 … Irish-born, English-based Ed Byrne has won a Scottish entertainment award.
James Acaster announces a new West End run
16/11/2018 … James Acaster has announced a second West End run of his new stand-up show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.
Michael McIntyre unveils his 2018 Christmas charity gig
16/11/2018 … Michael McIntyre is to stage another of his star-studded Christmas charity shows.