All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
The Independent admits misleading readers... but only if you look really hard
05/03/2019 … The Independent has admitted that the ‘comedian’ who wrote an article slating the circuit as a hotbed of racism and sexism was no such thing.
© BBC/Studio71 Comics in new BBC series about menstruation
04/03/2019 … The BBC is making a new series based entirely around period jokes.
Publisher reveals which comedian is behind the 'woke' parody
04/03/2019 … She is a Twitter sensation who has won 188,000 followers for her uncompromising opinions on what it takes to be a woke social justice warrior in the 21st Century.
Faye Treacy is a weekend host on Scala
04/03/2019 … Comic Faye Treacy has been unveiled as one of the presenters on new national classical music station Scala, which launched today.
© Johan Persson Box office success for West End version
04/03/2019 … The Only Fools And Horses musical has taken £8million at the West End box office in its first four weeks.
© BBC Writers let slip plans for a new format for Steve Coogan's character
03/03/2019 … Steve Coogan is making another Alan Partridge series for the BBC – with the hapless presenter trying ‘something else’.
© Stuart Hogben The best of the week's live comedy
03/03/2019 … The week's best live comedyMonday March 4NORWICH: It's a fair bet this tour has changed a bit since it was first mooted.
© BBC/Two Brothers The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
03/03/2019 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
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