End of the road for This Country
21/01/2020 … This Country is set to end after its upcoming third series, the BBC Three has announced.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 21 January 2020
London dates for Dave Chappelle
Five-night residency at Leicester Square Theatre
21/01/2020 … Dave Chappelle has announced an intimate week-long run at the Leicester Square Theatre in London.
© Alan West Joel Dommett to host a Dave stand-up showcase
Line-up announced for second episode of Comedy Against Living Miserably,
21/01/2020 … Joel Dommett is to host the second episode of Comedy Against Living Miserably, Dave’s stand-up programmes promoting better mental health.
© Idil Sukan Brit comics make their Australian debuts
Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows announced
21/01/2020 … British-based comics Rob Auton, Jessica Fostekew (pictured) and Nigel Ng are to make their Australian debuts at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it has…
© UKTV Comedy drives UKTV success
5 of its top 6 shows are original comedy programmes
21/01/2020 … New comedy shows have been the main driving force behind a 4 per cent growth in audience for UKTV’s family of channels.
Katy Wix writes her memoirs
'Shocking, raw and darkly funny;
21/01/2020 … Comedy actor Katy Wix is writing a ‘shocking, raw and darkly funny’ memoir.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s new show is coming to the UK
HBO's Run to air on Sky's new comedy channel
21/01/2020 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s next comedy, Run, is coming to British TV, thanks to Sky's new comedy channel.
Karen Dunbar to play Lady Bracknell
New stage production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.
21/01/2020 … Scottish comedy star Karen Dunbar is to play Lady Bracknell in a new stage production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.