All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fern Brady, Darren Harriott and Ivo Graham star in British As Folk
05/05/2021 … Comics Fern Brady, Darren Harriott and Ivo Graham are to offer a ‘brutally honest’ guide to the UK’ in a new travelogue.
Comics also star in Dodger, out next year
05/05/2021 … Comics Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery are writing a new comedy-drama about the Artful Dodger’s life before meeting Oliver Twist.
Alex Horne's outfit to be the house band on Crouchy’s Year Late Euros
05/05/2021 … Alex Horne is to star alongside Peter Crouch and Maya Jama in a new BBC One show tied in with this year’s postponed Euro football tournaments.
One Foot In The Grave creator writes a novel featuring his famous curmudgeon
05/05/2021 … Victor Meldrew is being brought back from the dead in a new novel.
...to set up a new production company
05/05/2021 … BBC comedy chief Shane Allen is leaving the corporation after nine years at the helm.
In David Mitchell's new TV series Outsiders
05/05/2021 … Comedians’ survival skills are to be put to the test in a new series fronted by David Mitchell.
Celebs design their ideal tropical getaway
05/05/2021 … Tom Allen is to front a new Dave panel show in which comedians will devise their dream desert island.
© UKTV More domestic strife from Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont
05/05/2021 … Meet The Richardsons is to return for a third series, the Dave TV channel has announced today.
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