© Raffi Asdourian/CC BY-SA 2.0 Channel 4 orders a satirical comedy horror series
19/08/2019 … Channel 4 has commissioned a satirical comedy-horror series from film-maker Ben Wheatley.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 19 August 2019
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Adam Hills is back on Australian TV
As music quiz Spicks and Specks returns
19/08/2019 … Adam Hills is returning to Australian TV.
Olaf Falafel wins Joke of the Fringe
With a cheesy cauliflower line
19/08/2019 … Olaf Falafel has won this year’s joke of the Fringe.
Sun 18 August 2019
Amused Moose picks its Magnificent 7
Winner will get a two-week New York run
18/08/2019 … Seven comedians have been nominated for this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Award for the best Edinburgh Fringe show from ‘talent on the cusp of fame’.
Fleabag's back on stage
The best of the week's live comedy
18/08/2019 … The week's best live comedy.
Sky launches its new comedy, Brassic
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
18/08/2019 … Our pick of the week’s comedy on TV and radio.
Jonny Pelham scoops a Herald Angel award
Accolade for his Edinburgh Fringe show
18/08/2019 … Comedian Jonny Pelham has won a Herald Angel award for his Edinburgh Fringe show.
Revealed: The best posters in Edinburgh
Awards handed out at the Fringe
18/08/2019 … The posters for Jessica Fostekew and Sofie Hagen’s Fringe shows have won this year’s Edinburgh poster awards.