All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tribute to comedian hailed in Los Angeles
07/09/2021 … A documentary about British stand-up Ian Cognito has won a film award in Los Angeles The 73-minute piece, Ian Cognito: A Life And A Death On Stage, has been named…
New deal for subscription platform
07/09/2021 … Stand-up streaming platform NextUp has signed a deal with London's Comedy Store to bring their shows live to subscribers’ homes.
Only Fools star, 79, cancels live tour
07/09/2021 … Only Fools And Horses star John Challis has been secretly living with cancer for two years, it has been revealed, as the actor cancelled his live tour.
© BBC Thanks to his Work Experience and Stand Up To Infertility shows
07/09/2021 … Rhod Gilbert has been nominated for three Welsh Bafta awards.
© Faye Thomas 'Creative differences' lead to walkout
06/09/2021 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has left the reboot of Mr & Mrs Smith, it has been reported.
Actor's credits include Get Some In
06/09/2021 … Actor Tony Selby – who starred in1970s sitcom Get Some In – has died at the age of 83.
06/09/2021 … The long-delayed final of the latest Chortle Student Comedy Awards take place later this month.
Alice Marshall brings Andrew Doyle's radical character to the London stage
06/09/2021 … Spoof woke warrior Titania McGrath is to play the West End.
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