All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 To harness the health benefits of comedy
01/10/2020 … Liverpool is to celebrate one of its most famous sons with an official Doddy Day – on the weekend of what would have been Ken Dodd’s 93rd birthday.
01/10/2020 … Radio 4 has commissioned a new stand-up series from Chris Neill following the success of his show Woof.
© BBC/Channel X So Awkward actor was Nicholas Lyndhurst's son
01/10/2020 … Archie Lyndhurst, the son of Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst and star of the CBBC comedy show So Awkward, has died at the age of 19.
© Ibsan73/CC BY-SA 2.0 Her production company launches new writing competition
01/10/2020 … Olivia Colman’s production company is launching a comedy script competition for writer-performers.
© BBC Tony Robinson in talks with streaming giant
01/10/2020 … Sir Tony Robinson has been in talks with streaming giant Netflix to reboot classic 1990s kids’ comedy Maid Marian and Her Merry Men.
30/09/2020 … Taskmaster is to launch on Channel 4 at 9pm on Thursday October 15, the broadcaster has announced today.
© Sky Stand-up says that when it comes to God 'I'm with the weirdo mystics'
30/09/2020 … Frank Skinner is planning to write a religious book A Comedian’s Prayer Book, featuring his invocations to God.
© ITV Celebs target what's left of the comedy circuit for new Channel 4 show
30/09/2020 … Five reality stars are to try their hand at stand-up for a new Channel 4 series, it has been reported.
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