All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Canada's Mike Ward says it's a free speech issue
17/01/2019 … Canadian comedian Mike Ward has begun an appeal against his £25,000 fine for making a sick joke about drowning a disabled child.
Comedy about setting up Donald Trump's dream
16/01/2019 … Steve Carell is to star in a new Netflix comedy series about the people setting up America’s Space Force.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin return for sixth series in 2020
16/01/2019 … Netflix has renewed the Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin comedy Grace and Frankie for a sixth season.
26.2 hours to celebrate the endurance race
16/01/2019 … Mark Watson has officially revealed plans for his next marathon comedy show.
Venue 'will not tolerate' cultural appropriation
16/01/2019 … A white comedian has been banned from performing a stand-up gig because he has dreadlocks.
Tom Rosenthal. Kevin Eldon and Mathew Horne sign up for the platoon
16/01/2019 … The full cast has been revealed for the remake of the missing episodes of Dad’s Army – with Tom Rosenthal.
He's a has-been psychic in Sideshow
15/01/2019 … Les Dennis is to play a washed-up psychic in a new comedy movie.
© C4 Jamie Demetriou's comedy will return to Channel 4
15/01/2019 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Jamie Demetriou's Stath Lets Flats.
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