New Frankie Howerd play to open
..about his secret relationship
06/03/2020 … A new play about the clandestine relationship between comedy legend Frankie Howerd and his lover Dennis Heymer is to have its world premiere next month.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 06 March 2020
Adam Kay to write a children's book
Comic and medic offers a guide to the human body
06/03/2020 … Medic-turned-comic-turned-bestselling author Adam Kay is writing a children's book.
It's not worth the Gamble...
Ed cancels his European tour over coronavirus fears
06/03/2020 … Ed Gamble has had to pull all his European dates because of the coronavirus epidemic.
Plesaance hikes its fees
More costs for comedians playing the Edinburgh Fringe
06/03/2020 … The Pleasance has hiked its fees for comedians performing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker return
Simon Callow to star in new play about Yes Minister's characters in their obscurity
06/03/2020 … Yes Minister’s Sir Humphrey Appleby and Jim Hacker are to be revived in a new stage play.
Daniel Sloss's X to hit Australian cinemas
...as UK box office take revealed
06/03/2020 … Daniel Sloss’s stand-up special X is to be shown in Australian cinemas The show, filmed at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, will be screened in…
Vic's all art
Comic – and his son – making a film about artistic comedians
06/03/2020 … Vic Reeves is to be the focus of a new film about artistic comedians, Chortle can reveal.
The Kids In The Hall make a TV comeback
Six-part series for Amazon Prime
06/03/2020 … Cult Canadian sketch troupe The Kids in the Hall are reuniting for a new eight-part series on Amazon Prime.