© BBC Ray Galton left £2.2million
19/09/2019 … It’s a long way from the rag and bone men he wrote about… Steptoe & Son writer Ray Galton left more than £2million in his will, it has…
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 19 September 2019
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180! Mel Giedroyc joins darts comedy
Play being developed by top West End producer
19/09/2019 … Mel Giedroyc has joined the cast of a Fringe comedy play about darts being developed by a top West End producer, Chortle can reveal The comic and former Bake…
Wed 18 September 2019
Tina Fey is crowned best comedian of the century
18/09/2019 … Tina Fey has been named the funniest comedian of the 21st century.
Channel 4 prepares to launch 120 comedy shorts
18/09/2019 … Channel 4 is to release 120 comedy shorts from later this autumn.
Jack Whitehall adds five more gigs
Four warm-ups and one official tour date
18/09/2019 … Jack Whitehall has added five more dates to his Stood Up tour and warm-up.
miles_jupp_16.jpg "Miles Jupp to narrate The Shitshow | Latest in the Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? series")
Miles Jupp to narrate The Shitshow
Latest in the Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? series
18/09/2019 … Miles Jupp is to narrate the audio version of The Shitshow – the latest book in the Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? series.
New book deal for Nat Luurtsema
Two children's titles coming from next year
18/09/2019 … Former stand-up Nat Luurtsema has signed a deal to write two children’s books.
West End showcases for Edinburgh nominees
18/09/2019 … Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their annual West End showcases.