West End theatres to stay closed until May 31
Extended shutdown hits comedy shows
06/04/2020 … All the theatres in London's West End will remain shuttered until at least May 31, it was announced this morning.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 06 April 2020
Now Romesh Ranganathan is even in cartoons...
Comic guest stars on pre-school show Daisy & Ollie
06/04/2020 … Romesh Ranganathan has been turned into a cartoon, to appear on Jason Manford's pre-school show Daisy & Ollie.
Sun 05 April 2020
Matt Lucas's Thank You Baked Potato makes No2
Chart entry for NHS fundraiser
05/04/2020 … Matt Lucas’s Thank You Baked Potato has made No2 in the charts.
'We will definitely do a This Country Christmas special'
Good news from star and writer Daisy May Cooper
05/04/2020 … This Country will ‘definitely’ be back for a Christmas special, co-creator Daisy May Cooper has said.
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back... is back
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
05/04/2020 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 04 April 2020
© BBC More online stand-up gigs air tonight
Today's comedy on-demand picks
04/04/2020 … Here's our pick of the best new comedy on demand.
Fri 03 April 2020
Just For Laughs postponed
Montreal festival put off until the autumn
03/04/2020 … Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival, the year’s biggest comedy industry event, has become the latest victim of the coronavirus lockdown.
Greater Manchester Fringe postponed
03/04/2020 … The Greater Manchester Fringe has been put off until the autumn.