Bernard Cribbins leaves Dad's Army remake
Timothy West takes over as Private Godfrey
19/02/2019 … Bernard Cribbins has left the the upcoming Dad’s Army remake, citing ‘personal reasons’.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 19 February 2019
BoJack Horseman comes to free-to-air TV
19/02/2019 … Netflix’s hit animated comedy BoJack Horseman is coming to free-to-air TV.
Mon 18 February 2019
Steve Pemberton joins Bounty Hunters
Watch the first trailer for series two of Jack Whitehall's comedy
18/02/2019 … Steve Pemberton has joined the cast of Jack Whitehall’s Sky comedy Bounty Hunters.
It's Curtains for Jason Manford
Comic to star in new musical comedy tour
18/02/2019 … Jason Manford is to star in a new stage musical touring the UK this autumn.
Donald Trump demands 'retribution' after SNL made fun of him
Alec Baldwin now fears for his safety
18/02/2019 … The President of the United States has called for ‘retribution’ against a comedy sketch.
Bo Burnham wins Writer's Guild award
18/02/2019 … Bo Burnham has won the Writers Guild of America for best screenplay for his coming-of-age movie Eighth Grade.
© UKTV Gold Who's in series 8 of Taskmaster?
18/02/2019 … The guests for the eighth series of Taskmaster have been named.
© BBC Inside No 9's series five guest stars revealed
...and here's the first picture
18/02/2019 … The guest stars and the first image have been revealed for the new series of Inside No 9.