© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee Awards make a comeback
Celebrating anarchic spirit at the Edinburgh Fringe
06/08/2019 … The Malcolm Hardee Awards are being revived at the Edinburgh Fringe after a year off.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 06 August 2019
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© BBC Bafta to honour Steve Coogan
After playing Stan Laurel he wins the Charlie Chaplin award
06/08/2019 … Steve Coogan is to receive this year’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy from Bafta.
Booker-winning novel about stand-up could become a movie
Studio options A Horse Walks Into A Bar
06/08/2019 … The Booker-winning novel about a stand-up comedian, A Horse Walks Into A Bar, could be turned into a movie.
Amazon to air Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's ghost-hunting comedy
Truth Seekers goes into production next month
06/08/2019 … Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s comedy-horror series Truth Seekers is to be released on Amazon Prime, the streaming service has announced.
Mon 05 August 2019
Comedian selected to stand as an MP for the Brexit Party
Dominic Frisby vows: 'If people vote for something, it must happen'
05/08/2019 … Comedian Dominic Frisby is to stand as a candidate for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party in the next general election.
Sun 04 August 2019
Hands off our Fringe!
Comedy Awards boss rejects calls for tighter rules on working conditions
04/08/2019 … Edinburgh Comedy Award boss Nica Burns has rejected calls for regulation to guarantee better terms and conditions for those working at the Fringe.
Can 'the funniest woman on Instagram' cut it live?
The best of the week's live comedy
04/08/2019 … The week's best live comedy.
New R4 series for John Moloney
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
04/08/2019 … Our pick of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.