Imelda Staunton to star in BBC-made comedy
Exclusive: The corporation's first co-production with Apple
12/07/2019 … Imelda Staunton is to star in the BBC's first comedy co-production with Apple, Chortle can reveal.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 July 2019
© HBO Line-up announced for Robin Williams benefit
Fringe fundraiser to remember late US comic
12/07/2019 … Nish Kumar has been announced as hosting his second Edinburgh Fringe benefit in as many days.
Sofie Hagen announces new tour
The Bumswing to hit the road after Edinburgh
12/07/2019 … Sofie Hagen has announced a tour of her next stand-up show, The Bumswing.
Billy Connolly's routines to be published in a book for the first time
'It didn’t seem right to do this while I was still performing them'
12/07/2019 … Some of Sir Billy Connolly’s best comedy routines are to be published in a new book.
Benjamin gets a DVD release
12/07/2019 … Simon Amstell’s feature film Benjamin is to be released on DVD on August 12, distributors Verve Pictures have announced.
Comedy's gender imbalance will vanish 'in 5-10 years'
So says Edinburgh Comedy Award producer Nica Burns
12/07/2019 … Female comedians will achieve parity with their male counterparts at the Fringe within five to ten years, Edinburgh Comedy Awards producer Nica Burns says.
Thu 11 July 2019
© Bafta Ricky Gervais to receive the Richard Dawkins Award for atheism
Just don't expect him to thank God in the acceptance speech
11/07/2019 … Ricky Gervais is to be presented with this year’s Richard Dawkins Award to recognise his work promoting atheism.
More comics join C4's Tez O’Clock Show
Guz Khan, Sindhu Vee, Sophie Willan and Adam Rowe co-star in new satirical format
11/07/2019 … Guz Khan, Sindhu Vee, Sophie Willan and Adam Rowe have joined the cast of Tez Ilyas’s new topical Channel 4’s comedy show.