Milton Jones to star in his first panto? Oh no he isn't!
Ambitious production is unexpectedly pulled
22/10/2018 … Milton Jones’s first panto has been cancelled The comic had been lined up to play Mr Smee in an arena tour of Peter Pan this December.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 22 October 2018
Robin Ince announces his first Nine Lessons guests
Science-comedy shows return this Christmas
22/10/2018 … The first guests have been announced for Robin Ince’s annual Nine Lessons And Carols For Curious People gigs.
© Netflix Netflix is enchanted with Disenchantment
More episodes ordered, taking the animation up to 2021
22/10/2018 … Netflix has renewed Matt Groening’s new animated comedy Disenchantment until 2021.
C5 gameshow for Susan Calman and Danny Baker
Celebrity Game Night will be hosted by Liza Tarbuck
22/10/2018 … Susan Calman and Danny Baker are to be team captains on a new Channel 5 game show.
© Netflix A Patton emerges...
22/10/2018 … American comic Patton Oswalt has announced a rare UK date.
Critics rave about Stan & Ollie
Praise for stars Steve Coohan and John C Reilly
22/10/2018 … Steve Coogan has been praised for his starring role in the new Laurel and Hardy biopic, Stan & Ollie.
Paddy McGuinness to host Top Gear
..alongside ex-crickete Andrew Flintoff
22/10/2018 … Paddy McGuinness is to co-host the new series of Top Gear with former cricketer Andrew Flintoff.
Sun 21 October 2018
© BBC Seann Walsh survives Strictly dance-off
Comedian makes it through another week
21/10/2018 … Seann Walsh has lived to quickstep another day after surviving Strictly’s dreaded dance-off.