Comic Ian Cognito dies on stage
Tributes paid to a 'true maverick of the circuit'
12/04/2019 … Tributes have flooded in to comedian Ian Cognito after he died while performing on staget.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 April 2019
© Alan Cassé A plug for Arthur Smith
Comic hailed by Bath Comedy Festival
12/04/2019 … Arthur Smith has been presented with the fifth annual Bath Plug Award for significant achievement or contribution to comedy.
Thu 11 April 2019
Rachel Bloom announces London gigs
UK debut for My Crazy Ex Girlfriend star
11/04/2019 … Rachel Bloom, who created and starred in the US TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has announced her first headlining UK dates.
Radio 4 reveals its next Stand-Up Sundays
Air dates for six comedy specials
11/04/2019 … Radio 4 have revealed the full line-up for its next series of Stand-up Sunday half-hour specials.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian How Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton once tried to revive Hammer House Of Horror
But their plans came to naught...
11/04/2019 … Inside No 9 duo Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton made advanced plans to revive 1980s anthology series Hammer House Of Horror for TV – but the idea…
© BBC BBC launches Threesomes to nurture new comedy talent
11/04/2019 … The BBC has launched a new series of comedy shorts, designed as a seeding ground for new comedy talent.
© BBC/Fudge Park Enterprice gets a second series
Wheeler-dealers to return to BBC Three
11/04/2019 … BBC Three has ordered a second series of Enterprice, its comedy about two South London brothers trying to get a delivery business off the ground.
BBC chief plans a 'Bafta for comedy'
Shane Allen wants a new body to promote the genre
11/04/2019 … The BBC’s comedy chief is proposing an industry-wide initiative to promote the genre and find the next wave of stars.