Al Murray announces 2022 tour
06/10/2021 … Al Murray has announced dates for his next tour, before the current one is over.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 06 October 2021
© CBS First critics rave about Ghosts' US remake
Comedy launches on CBS tomorrow
06/10/2021 … The first reviews of the US remake of Ghosts are in – and deemed it a hit.
Tue 05 October 2021
NextUp arrives on smart TVs
Comedy streaming service's deal with Samsung and LG
05/10/2021 … Comedy streaming service NextUp has been added to Samsung and LG smart TVs.
Ria Lina makes Have I Got News For You debut
BBC One break for comedian – and doctor in virology.
05/10/2021 … Ria Lina is to make her debut on Have I Got News For You this Friday.
© Kaley Cuoco/Instagram Mae Martin starts work on The Flight Attendant
Comedian joins Kaley Cuoco's dark comedy thriller
05/10/2021 … Mae Martin has started filming The Flight Attendant in Los Angeles.
© Wall to Wall Media/Hans Holbein the Younger/CC BY-SA 4.0 Josh Widdicombe is descended from Henry VIII
...and one ancestor was 'groom of the stool' to Charles I
05/10/2021 … Josh Widdicombe is a direct descendent of Henry VIII, the comedian has learned on Who Do You Think You Are? The stand-up is the 23 times great-grandson…
Mon 04 October 2021
Spitting Image branded sexist over Jess Phillips sketch
Backlash over 'hateful, misogynistic' sketch
04/10/2021 … Spitting Image has sparked a misogyny storm over a Jess Phillips sketch full of crass, sexualised comments.
Comedy Store signs three new acts
First contracts in three years for management arm
04/10/2021 … The talent agency arm of the Comedy Store has announced its first new signings in three years.