'Return to sender': Fans attend Freddie Starr's funeral
...but celebrity mourners are thin on the ground
13/06/2019 … A small crowd of mourners gathered outside the Merseyside where Freddie Starr was laid to rest this afternoon.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 13 June 2019
© C4 First look at Aisling Bea in This Way Up
As Kadiff Kirwan and Ricky Grover join the cast of C4 comedy
13/06/2019 … Here is the first look of Aisling Bea in her new Channel 4 comedy This Way Up.
© Rob Brydon/Twitter Filming starts on The Trip To Greece
Rob Brydon tweets a picture of himself and Steve Coogan
13/06/2019 … Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan have begun filming The Trip To Greece.
Two Pints Of Lager set for a comeback
Writer and star working on a special
13/06/2019 … It was almost universally panned by critics in the decade it was on air – yet consistently found an audience.
Wed 12 June 2019
Who could they be thinking of?
New BBC comedy about an ousted Prime Minister
12/06/2019 … A new BBC comedy will consider what happens to a Prime Minister once they are kicked out of No 10.
Stan & Ollie tops DVD chart
12/06/2019 … Stan & Ollie has leapt to the top of the Official Film Chart now it has been released on DVD.
Mo Gilligan shortlisted for a breakthrough award
...at a ceremony he's hosting!
12/06/2019 … Mo Gilligan has been nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh TV awards – which he just happens to be hosting.
Susie McCabe scoops two Scottish comedy awards
12/06/2019 … Susie McCabe was a double winner at the Scottish Comedy Awards last night, taking home best headliner and best show.