David Cross announces short UK tour
Five nights for Arrested Development star
23/08/2018 … US comedian David Cross has announced five UK dates this summer.
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 23 August 2018
© BFI 'The greatest ever celebration of film and TV comedy'
BFI announces a bumper batch of events across the UK
23/08/2018 … The BFI has announced a three-month series which it has dubbed ‘the UK’s greatest ever celebration of film and TV comedy’.
Hugh Laurie joins Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy
Playing the captain of Avenue 5
23/08/2018 … Hugh Laurie is to star in Armando Iannucci’s new sci-fi comedy pilot, Avenue 5.
Sharon Horgan develops a new comedy for Amazon
Streaming giant orders a script for a show she would star in
23/08/2018 … Sharon Horgan is set to write and star in a new comedy for Amazon.
Wed 22 August 2018
Big Bang Theory implodes
US comedy to end after 12 seasons
22/08/2018 … The Big Bang Theory is to end in May, at the end of its 12th series, makers have announced.
Revealed: The 2018 Edinburgh comedy award nominees
And women dominate best newcomer list
22/08/2018 … The nominees have been announced for this yearsEdinburgh Comedy Awards And, notably, six of the seven comedians shortlisted for best newcomer are women.
From Benidorm to Scarborough
BBC confirms writer Derren Litten's next comedy
22/08/2018 … The BBC has confirmed the new series from Benidorm creator Derren Litten, called Scarborough.
Rubberbandit Blindboy gets his own BBC Three show
22/08/2018 … Rubberbandits character Blindboy BoatClub has landed his own satirical undercover programme for BBC Three.