© BBC Charlie Cooper: I have coronavirus
This Country star posts from his sickbed
17/03/2020 … This Country star Charlie Cooper has revealed how he believes he 'most definitely' has come down with coronavirus.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 17 March 2020
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Which comedy venues have won this year's Chortle Awards?
More accolades revealed tomorrow!
17/03/2020 … The winners of the best comedy clubs and venues in this year’s Chortle Awards can be revealed tonight.
No live audience for Radio 4 comedies
And fans sent home from Celebrity Juice taping
17/03/2020 … Topical radio comedies The Now Show and Newsjack are to be taped without a studio audience this week.
Coronavirus update: March 17
Today's cancellations in brief
17/03/2020 … Nick Helm has postponed his upcoming Phoenix from the Flames tour.
Despite it all, more Edinburgh Fringe shows go on sale
Including Simon Amstell, Jason Manford and Reginald D Hunter
17/03/2020 … It may not be the right time to be thinking of it – but a new tranche of shows have just gone on sale for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
© Gareth James/CC BY-SA 2.0 Machynlleth Comedy Festival cancelled
Coronavirus lockdown claims popular event
17/03/2020 … The Machynlleth Comedy Festival has been cancelled because of the ongoing coronavirus.
Mon 16 March 2020
Comedy is cancelled
No10 tells everyone to avoid pubs, clubs and theatres
16/03/2020 … Boris Johnson has effectively cancelled all live comedy for the foreseeable future by calling for an end to ‘all unnecessary social contact’ to combat…
Community comes to Netflix
...which also announces air date for last Schitt's Creek series
16/03/2020 … All six seasons of Community are coming to Netflix, the streaming giant has announced.