Paul Chowdhry goes on tour
17/10/2021 … The best of the week's live comedy.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 17 October 2021
Sat 16 October 2021
Peter Kay's wealth soars
...despite keeping out of the public eye
16/10/2021 … Peter Kay's companies are now worth £35million, after their values soared by £2.
© Netflix Why can't Bo Burnham's Inside win the best comedy album Emmy?
Mystery as judges rule the bestseller ineligible for the award
16/10/2021 … They have been top of the Billboard comedy album chart for the past 18 weeks – but the songs from Bo Burnham’s acclaimed Netflix special Inside…
Fri 15 October 2021
© Hat Trick Productions / Ray Burmiston Comedies pulled in wake of MP's murder
No Have I Got News For You or The Cleaner tonight
15/10/2021 … Tonight’s episodes of Have I Got News For You and Greg Davies comedy The Cleaner have been pulled from the schedules following the murder of MP Sir David Amess.
© Objective/C4 Isy Suttie: They asked if I'd film a Peep Show movie in New York
Comic on just how close a big-screen version came
15/10/2021 … Isy Suttie has revealed how close we were to getting a Peep Show movie – and that the comedian is still keen to take part should the chance return.
Radio 4 orders sketch series The Nether Regions
From Andrew Marshall and Red Dwarf 's Rob Grant
15/10/2021 … Radio 4 has commissioned a full series of its sketch show The Nether Regions following a successful pilot last year.
Hannah Gadsby slates Netflix
Comic turns on the platform over 'hate speech dog whistling' in Dave Chappelle's special
15/10/2021 … Hannah Gadsby has attacked Netflix boss Ted Sarandos over the ‘hate speech dog whistling’ content of Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special.
Spitting Image Halloween special to air on ITV
Puppet satire's second one-off special for terrestrial TV
15/10/2021 … Spitting Image is to return to ITV for a one-off Halloween special.