Marcus Brigstocke turns theatre director
With his own play about alcoholism, The Red
20/05/2019 … Marcus Brigstocke is to direct his first play – a piece he wrote about alcoholism.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 20 May 2019
© Amanda Holden/Instagram Amanda Holden joins Plebs
20/05/2019 … Amanda Holden and Tracy Ann Oberman have joined the cast of Plebs.
Katherine Parkinson joins Catherine Tate's Nan film
...and comic Brett Goldstein will be co-writing
20/05/2019 … IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson has joined the cast of the movie about Catherine Tate’s foul-mouthed Nan character.
© Just For Laughs Trevor Noah announces London date
20/05/2019 … Trevor Noah has announced a London tour date.
Sun 19 May 2019
James Acaster starts his tour
The best of the week's live comedy
19/05/2019 … The week's best live comedy.
The Two Rommies
Ranganathan does the double in the week's new TV comedies
19/05/2019 … The comedy week ahead on TV and radio Sunday May 19 THE RANGANATION: In this new series, Romesh Ranganathan assembles a focus group of 25 diverse characters…
Podcast victory for Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine
...and My Dad Wrote A Porno won an award too
19/05/2019 … Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine’s series Dear Joan And Jericha has been named best comedy at the British Podcast Award.
Sat 18 May 2019
US Comedy Store founder Sammy Shore dies at 92
His son Pauly recalls a comic who 'killed night after night'
18/05/2019 … The co-founder of America's Comedy Store, Sammy Shore, has died at age 92 .