Laughterhouse's 'beautiful human' Pete Fitzmaurice dies of cancer
10/01/2020 … Stand-ups have lined up to pay tribute to Laughterhouse Comedy Club worker Pete Fitzmaurice, who has died of cancer.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 10 January 2020
Joanna Lumley and Nigel Havers join Finding Alice
Keeley Hawes's dark comedy-drama for ITV
10/01/2020 … Joanna Lumley and Nigel Havers have joined the cast of ITV's black comedy-drama Finding Alice.
Huge cuts hit CollegeHumor
Another blow for online comedy
10/01/2020 … Online comedy creators CollegeHumor has laid off almost all its staff after its corporate backer pulled out.
Thu 09 January 2020
Next up on NextUp
Comedy on demand service reveals its January releases
09/01/2020 … Comedy video subscription service NextUp has announced its January releases.
Who's in series 4 of Roast Battle
09/01/2020 … The full list of comedians and other celebrities taking part in series 4 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle can be revealed today.
Late, great comics make the definitive list of the greatest ever Brits
Including Caroline Aherne, Victoria Wood and Ronnie Corbtt
09/01/2020 … Caroline Aherne, Victoria Wood and Ronnie Corbett and have been added to a prestigious and definitive list of the greatest ever Britons.
Great Yorkshire Fringe axed
Organiser comes to his Witts' end...
09/01/2020 … The Great Yorkshire Fringe is no more.
The best in the (North) West
Regional comedy awards handed out
09/01/2020 … Winners have been announced for the second annual North West Comedy Awards, with Dan Nightingale scooping two of them.