British comics pilot Nigerian TV show
Ola the Comedian and Funmbi Omotayo host stand-up and sketch programme
29/08/2018 … British comics Ola the Comedian and Funmbi Omotayo are set to host a TV stand-up and sketch show – in Nigeria.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 29 August 2018
Tue 28 August 2018
Aisling Bea joins Netflix comedy series
Opposite Paul Rudd in Living With Yourself
28/08/2018 … Aisling Bea has joined the cast of the forthcoming Netflix comedy series Living With Yourself.
Galway comedy festival announces its 2018 line-up
...including Rhys Darby's new special
28/08/2018 … Tickets have today gone on sale for this year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival - a week-long festival in Galway on the West Coast of Ireland.
How The Onion helped America laugh again
Watch a new short film about comedy in the wake of 9/11
28/08/2018 … A new short film has been released showing how satirical news outlet The Onion reacted to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Mo Gilligan to host Q Awards
Comic counts musicians among his fans
28/08/2018 … Mo Gilligan is to host the Q music awards, it has been announced today.
Louis CK returns to stand-up
Ovation – and criticism – for his surprise appearance at New York club
28/08/2018 … Louis CK has made his first stand-up appearance since his sexual misconduct scandal broke.
Mon 27 August 2018
My Dad Wrote A Porno signs HBO deal
Podcast's live show to become a comedy special
27/08/2018 … Hit podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno is to be made into an HBO comedy special.
Adam Hills to host a Spicks and Specks reunion
One-off for Australian music quiz
27/08/2018 … Adam Hills is to make a one-off version of his Australian music panel show Spicks and Specks.