Don't panic! Actor gets his stolen Dad's Army uniform back
Nicked props are dumped a bush
16/10/2019 … Actor Julian Dutton has been reunited with his stolen Dad’s Army uniform after a blitz of publicity over the theft.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 16 October 2019
Release date for Catherine Tate's Nan movie
16/10/2019 … Catherine Tate's Nan movie has been given an official release date – and a new title.
© Rose d'Or UK tour for John Cleese's first stage farce
Bang Bang! is an adaptation of 1892 French play
16/10/2019 … The first stage play written by John Cleese is to embark on a UK tour.
© BBC Still Game to get an outstanding contribution Bafta
...but a brawl mars its final stage outing
16/10/2019 … Still Game is to receive a Scottish Bafta for its outstanding contribution to broadcasting.
Tue 15 October 2019
Finding laughs in Brexit
Kieran Hodgson makes an EU-inspired comedy for C4
15/10/2019 … Kieran Hodgson has made a Brexit comedy for Channel 4, Chortle can reveal.
'I say, would you mind terribly returning my stolen Dad's Army costume?'
Actor Julian Dutton makes appeal after theft
15/10/2019 … It’s probably not the sort of clothing you’d normally associate with a couple of Essex thieves.
David O’Doherty writes a kids' heist adventure
The Summer I Robbed A Bank out next year
15/10/2019 … David O’Doherty has written a comic heist book for children.
© CBS E4 buys Matt LeBlanc comedy
Man With A Plan coming to the UK
15/10/2019 … E4 is to air Matt LeBlanc’s latest comedy Man With A Plan.