Sunderland gets a new comedy venue
17/11/2021 … Sunderland’s new dedicated comedy venue, the Dun Cow, opens next week The 60-seater has been constructed on the first floor the ornate Dun Cow, an…
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 17 November 2021
Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement announce live dates
Comedy writers 'in conversation' gigs
17/11/2021 … Comedy writers Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement have announced two ‘in conversation with…’ shows for next year.
Filming starts on Bloods series 2
Samson Kayo and Jane Horrock return in Sky's paramedic comedy
17/11/2021 … Filming has begun on a second series of Sky’s paramedic comedy Bloods.
Tue 16 November 2021
© Avalon/Netflix New Netflix special for Russell Howard
...accompanied by a documentary about his stand-up during the pandemic
16/11/2021 … Russell Howard is to release a Netflix stand-up special and a documentary about trying to keep performing during the Covid pandemic.
Live dates for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith
Talking about the secrets of Inside No 9
16/11/2021 … Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have announced a series of live dates to coincide with a new book about Inside No 9.
Sue Perkins to host The Greatest Snowman
New competition programme for Channel 4
16/11/2021 … Sue Perkins is to host a celebrity snow sculpture competition for Channel 4.
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer to tour together
Dates for 2022 to be announced soon
16/11/2021 … Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer are to go on tour together next year, Chortle can reveal.
Mon 15 November 2021
Peacock comes to the UK
Sitcoms new and old available to Sky subscribers
15/11/2021 … American streaming service Peacock is coming to the UK from tomorrow, offering a new batch of comedies to Sky and Now subscribers.