All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
US academic accuses Mr Squarepants of normalising violence and racism
13/10/2019 … You might think Spongebob Squarepants as a friendly sea sponge who lives in a pineapple beneath the sea and loves blowing bubbles.
© Damian Bennett 13/10/2019 … The week's best live comedy on radio and TV.
© UKTV/Mark Johnson The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
13/10/2019 … The week's best comedy on radio and TV.
Stephen Moore, the voice of Marvin The Paranoid Android, dies at 81
13/10/2019 … Stephen Moore – the actor who voiced Marvin The Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy– has died aged 81 He played the…
© BBC Chris Ramsey in jeopardy, just three from bottom
12/10/2019 … Chris Ramsey equalled his highest score from judges on Strictly Come Dancing tonight - but still came third from bottom of the leaderboard.
New podcast from Anna Crilly and Tony Gardiner, and the rest of the week's comedy on demand
12/10/2019 … The week’s new comedy on demand… Heavy Pencil Comedy actors Anna Crilly and her Lead Balloon co-star Tony Gardiner have created this new character-led…
Jack Barry latches on to an online phenomenon
11/10/2019 … Jack Barry is to become the first comedian to release a stand-up special in the style of an ASMR video.
Juliette Kaplan had been fighting cancer
11/10/2019 … Juliette Kaplan, who played Last Of The Summer Wine battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw for 25 years has died at the age of 80.
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