2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 24 October 2021
Christy Coysh wins Musical Comedy Award
Full results of Saturday night's final
24/10/2021 … Rapping comedian Christy Coysh has won this year’s Musical Comedy Awards.
Fri 22 October 2021
© Sky UK Comedians in Landscape Artist of the Year special
Celebrity episode to tie in with Cop26
22/10/2021 … Jessie Cave, Rose Matafeo and Vic Reeves are taking part in a celebrity green-themed version of Sky’s Landscape Artist of the Year to tie in with the Cop-26…
© Zeppotron / C4 David O’Doherty's two-wheeled talk show
Comic combines cycling and chat in new Channel 4 series
22/10/2021 … David O’Doherty is to go on a series of bicycle rides with fellow celebrities in a new Channel 4 series.
Big names added to Slapstick 2022
Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Barry Cryer, Sally Phillips, Richard Herring, Tim Vine and more...
22/10/2021 … Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Barry Cryer, Sally Phillips and Tim Vine have joined the line-up for next year’s Slapstick festival.
Myra Dubois’ Dead Funny comes to NextUp
Halloween release for funeral-based special
22/10/2021 … Comedy streaming platform NextUp is to release Myra Dubois’ solo show Dead Funny for Halloween.
Covid takes Judi Love out of Strictly
...but comedian will be back next week 'all being well'
22/10/2021 … Judi Love will not be appearing in Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow after testing positive for Covid-19.
Thu 21 October 2021
© CBS America gets more Ghosts
Extra episodes as comedy remake proves a hit
21/10/2021 … America’s CBS network has ordered more episodes of its Ghosts remake.