All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© UKTV/Gareth Gatrell Fallout between creators Doug Naylor and Rob Grant heads for the High Court
04/02/2021 … The future of Red Dwarf has been put in jeopardy because of a row between its two creators.
Comedian joins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse panel
04/02/2021 … Daliso Chaponda has joined the judging panel for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.
Comic joins the roster of guest hosts
04/02/2021 … Jenny Eclair is to guest host the next edition of Just A Minute.
© ITV To replace Covid-hit Rufus Hound
04/02/2021 … Matt Richardson is to join Dancing On Ice this weekend – replacing a Covid-hit Rufus Hound.
© C4 Comic to front back-garden archaeology series
04/02/2021 … Hugh Dennis is to present a new More 4 show in which people hunt for archaeological treasures in their back gardens.
© C4 Stand-up tops a laughs-per-hour table
04/02/2021 … Jimmy Carr is the funniest British comedian, according to a dispassionately scientific study.
Stand-up special first screened on HBO Max
04/02/2021 … The BBC has bought the rights to Rose Matafeo’s stand-up special Horndog.
Prank correspondence from Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper
04/02/2021 … Dawn French and Peter Serafinowicz have recorded an audio version of Robert Popper’s Timewaster Letters.
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