Piff extends his Vegas residency
Magic Dragon's new contract runs to 2024
29/10/2021 … Piff The Magic Dragon has extended his Las Vegas residency for three more years.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 29 October 2021
© BBC BBC chief says comedy shouldn't play it safe
Tim Davie speaks out as impartiality guidelines are unveiled
29/10/2021 … The BBC’s director-general has vowed that comedy shows should not be ‘neutered by a desire to play things safe’.
© Sky UK Ltd Daisy May Cooper creates and stars in new comedy-thriller
29/10/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new comedy thriller she has written for BBC One.
Thu 28 October 2021
Bianca Del Rio announces UK comedy dates
Unsanitized world tour hits these shores in May
28/10/2021 … RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced a UK comedy tour.
© UKTV Nish Kumar quits Late Night Mash
Comic leaves satirical show after four years and two broadcasters
28/10/2021 … Nish Kumar is standing down as host of Late Night Mash.
© Trevor Leighton Ben Elton announces West End run
Comedian returns to the London stage
28/10/2021 … Ben Elton has announced a two-week run in London’s West End this Christmas.
Frankie Boyle's first novel to be published
A funny crime thriller set in Glasgow
28/10/2021 … Frankie Boyle has secured a publisher for his first novel: a crime thriller set in Glasgow after the Scottish independence referendum.
Comics compete in University Challenge
BBC vs ITV for Children In Need
28/10/2021 … Russell Kane, Angela Barnes and Jon Culshaw are to take part in a special charity episode of University Challenge.