All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© ITV No further action after 3,000+ viewers objected to BGT jokes
26/10/2020 … Ofcom has rejected more than 3,000 complaints about the material comedian Nabil Abdulrashid performed on Britain’s Got Talent.
Comic plays a probate lawyer in Fisk
26/10/2020 … Filming has started on Kitty Flanagan’s Australian sitcom, in which the stand-up plays a lawyer forced to take a job at a ‘shabby suburban firm specialising…
© Andrew Perry Stalking show Baby Reindeer wins top theatre gong
26/10/2020 … Richard Gadd has won an Olivier award for his one-man show Baby Reindeer.
What has Phoenix Nights psychic seen coming?
25/10/2020 … Let’s hope he hasn’t foreseen the future of live entertainment – but hapless psychic Clinton Baptiste has postponed his spring dates for…
© C4 The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
25/10/2020 … Sunday October 25 THE BIG SCOTTISH BOOK CLUB: One of the guests on this returning literary show is comedian Janey Godley, who will be discussing her book Handstands…
25/10/2020 … Bill Bailey came third from bottom in the Strictly leaderboard as he made his debut on the show last night.
The week's best comedy on demand
24/10/2020 … The week's best comedy on demand.
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