All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
'A Reverend, an actress, a politician, a reality star, and a musical legend'
18/11/2020 … Channel 4 has revealed the names of the celebrities dabbling in comedy for Stand Up and Deliver.
18/11/2020 … Jason Manford, Jo Caulfield and Daliso Chaponda will all be appearing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
Watch preview clips of new Irvine Welsh documentary on 'offence'
17/11/2020 … Stand-ups Geoff Norcott and Andrew Doyle say the fear of causing offence is stifling risk-taking in comedy.
© Matt Crockett 30 stand-ups write a new short story series
17/11/2020 … Thirty comedians including Phil Wang, Mark Watson, Ivo Graham, Ahih Shah, Felicity Ward and Eleanor Tiernan have contributed to a new series of audio short…
...with Horne interviewing old pal Tim Key
17/11/2020 … Alex Horne and Daliso Chaponda have joined the Chortle comedy book festival line-up.
Dawn French records three new sermons for BBC One
17/11/2020 … Dawn French is to reprise her role as Geraldine Grainger, with three new lockdown mini-episodes of The Vicar Of Dibley this Christmas.
From the creator of Modern Family
17/11/2020 … Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer are to star in a new American comedy from the creator of Modern Family.
Looking at guests' teenage years
17/11/2020 … Rhod Gilbert is to front a new panel show for Comedy Central.
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