Scott Bennett named Comics' Comic of 2020
21/12/2020 … Scott Bennett has been named the best stand-up of 2020 by his fellow comedians.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 21 December 2020
Sun 20 December 2020
© C4 Friday Night Dinner's Horrible Grandma dies at 87
Rosalind Knight's 70-year career spanned Carry On to Gimme Gimme Gimme
20/12/2020 … Rosalind Knight, who played Horrible Grandma in Friday Night Dinner has died at the age of 87.
© BBC You SHALL go to the panto! (Kind of)
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
20/12/2020 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
Christmas day gig for Robin Ince and Josie Long
Streaming show is 'a Nicorette patch for live theatre'
20/12/2020 … Robin Ince and Josie Long are to host a live virtual gig on Christmas Day.
Sat 19 December 2020
© BBC Bill Bailey wins Strictly
'It feels surreal, extraordinary and wonderful.'
19/12/2020 … Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse have been crowned the winners of this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
It's virtual panto time, oh yes it is!
The week's best comedy on demand
19/12/2020 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 18 December 2020
Fury over festival's 'gagging clause'
'Don't criticise the sponsors,' comics told
18/12/2020 … Comedians attending a major arts festival next year have been told they mustn’t say anything to offend the sponsors, who include a controversial fossil fuel…
Radio 2 show for The Delightful Sausage
Broadcaster announces comedy pilots
18/12/2020 … Sketch duo The Delightful Sausage are making a Radio 2 pilot.