Big Australian awards for Tim Minchin and Hannah Gadsby
...but James Acaster misses out
16/07/2019 … Tim Minchin and Hannah Gadsby have won two of the top accolades for live performance in Australia.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 16 July 2019
Armando Iannucci to open the London film festival
European premiere for his Personal History Of David Copperfield
16/07/2019 … Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield is to open this year’s London Film Festival, in what will be its European premiere.
Mon 15 July 2019
Viz pioneer Jim Brownlow dies
The man behind Paul Whicker the Tall Vicar and Rude Kid
15/07/2019 … Jim Brownlow, one of the founders of Viz Magazine, has died.
© C4 Work starts on Year Of The Rabbit series 2
Writers planning for Matt Berry's Victorian comedy to be renewed
15/07/2019 … Work has begun on a second series of Matt Berry's Victorian cop comedy Year of the Rabbit.
Jim Jefferies to be named stand-up of the year
At Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival
15/07/2019 … Jim Jefferies is to be named stand-up comedian of the year at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival later this month.
Jen Kirkman announces UK dates
15/07/2019 … American comedian Jen Kirkman has announced a return to UK .
© Hungry McBear / BBC Michael McIntyre’s Big Show moves home
Next series to come from the London Palladium
15/07/2019 … Michael McIntyre’s Big Show is to return BBC One for a fifth series later this year from a new home.
© Jaimie Gramston Billy Connolly's stand-up show to hit cinemas
One-off event includes a new interview
15/07/2019 … Sir Billy Connolly’s final stand-up tour is to be screened in cinemas for one night only.