Seann Walsh announces rescheduled tour dates
...as his first Strictly dance is confirmed
21/09/2018 … Seann Walsh has announced his full list of tour dates he had to reschedule because of Strictly Come Dancing.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 21 September 2018
Thu 20 September 2018
Matthew Holness's movie debut, Possum, to be released next month
Horror chiller from the Garth Marenghi creator
20/09/2018 … Possum, the big-screen directorial debut of Garth Marenghi creator Matthew Holness, is to be hit cinemas on October 26, it has been announced.
Marcus Brigstocke joins the police
...for a new Channel 4 reality series
20/09/2018 … Marcus Brigstocke is to join the police in a new Channel 4 reality show.
'It's the worst humour in the world'
Chevy Chase lays into Saturday Night Live
20/09/2018 … Chevy Chase has launched a no-holds-barred broadside against Saturday Night Live, calling it ‘the worst fucking humour in the world’.
Sue Johnston joins Hold The Sunset
Series 2 of John Cleese sitcom starts filming
20/09/2018 … Sue Johnston has joined the cast of the John Cleese sitcom Hold the Sunset.
Amy Schumer draws a red line for male comics
'It's harmful and we don't want to hear that kind of joke'
20/09/2018 … Amy Schumer has been known for her ‘anything goes’ brand of humour… even if it’s earned her criticism for being offensive.
Wed 19 September 2018
A captive audience...
Comic who started stand-up when he was a prison inmate heads to the UK
19/09/2018 … A US comedian who started performing comedy while a prison inmate is to perform his first major British run next month.
Vic Reeves' artwork goes on display
Caricatures, landmarks and wildlife
19/09/2018 … Here are some comedians as you’ve never seen them before – as sketched by Vic Reeves.