Are these Britain's 30 greatest ever comedians?
TV channel Gold comes up with a shortlist
01/05/2019 … Britain’s 30 greatest ever comedians have been revealed – at least according to one public vote.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 01 May 2019
Andy Smart to publish his memoirs
Outlandish travel tales from the Comedy Store regular
01/05/2019 … Veteran Comedy Store Player Andy Smart has written his memoirs.
Eddie Izzard movie to open Edinburgh film festival
Comic plays a menacing hunter in Boyz In The Wood
01/05/2019 … Eddie Izzard’s latest film is to open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Jack Whitehall to host the Graham Norton show
...as Norton covers the Eurovision Song Contest
01/05/2019 … Jack Whitehall is to host The Graham Norton Show later this month.
Reggie Perrin: The musical
Wombles composer joins forces with top comedy writers for stage adaptation
01/05/2019 … The Fall and Rise Of Reginald Perrin is set to be turned turned into a stage musical.
Who won the 99 Club bursary for female comics?
Fringe newcomers get £500 each
01/05/2019 … Janine Harouni and Helen Bauer have each won £500 toward the cost of their debut Edinburgh shows thanks to London’s 99 Club.
BBC appoints Geoff Norcott to its diversity panel
Tory-voting comic is the first white man in the group
01/05/2019 … The BBC has appointed Tory-voting, Brexit-supporting comedian Geoff Norcott to be the first white man to serve on its diversity panel.
Tue 30 April 2019
Not so Fast!
BBC axes Fast Show reunion over costs
30/04/2019 … The BBC has blocked plans for a 25th anniversary reunion of the Fast Show – saying it was too expensive.