Eddie Izzard to headline an international online gig
Fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières
06/05/2020 … Eddie Izzard is to lead a major online gig celebrating comedians from around the world.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 06 May 2020
Billy Connolly: From Big Yinning to End
BBC Scotland launches a major season dedicated to the comedy pioneer
06/05/2020 … BBC Scotland has announced a major celebration of Billy Connolly, based around the latest documentary series about the 77-year-old comedian.
Mr Show team to reunite
06/05/2020 … The stars of cult US sketch programme Mr Show are to reunite for an online charity gig.
Jim Gaffigan to be the mayor of Toronto
06/05/2020 … Stand-up Jim Gaffigan is to play the controversial former mayor of Toronto Rob Ford in a new US TV series.
Tue 05 May 2020
Stath at home...
Jamie Demetriou teases a lockdown episode of his C4 comedy
05/05/2020 … Jamie Demetriou has announced that Stath Lets Flats is to return for a lockdown special.
Comedians won't be getting in any more cars to get coffee
Jerry Seinfeld signals the end of his Netflix series
05/05/2020 … Jerry Seinfeld is preparing to park Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee permanently.
Down The Line returns to Radio 4
For a one-off lockdown special
05/05/2020 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are making a new episode of their hit Radio 4 comedy Down The Line.
How Britain's best TV comedies came to be
05/05/2020 … Radio 4 Extra is to launch a new series looking behind the scenes of some of Britain’s biggest television comedies.