Mars defeats the world
Comic Will wins award for his 'joke of the Fringe' stunt
27/09/2021 … Will Mars has won the 2021 Malcolm Hardee Award for the most ‘cunning stunt’ at the Edinburgh Fringe.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 27 September 2021
Sue Perkins to host the Rose d'Ors
Prestigious international TV awards
27/09/2021 … Sue Perkins is to host the prestigious international Rose d’Or TV awards this year.
Sun 26 September 2021
© UKTV Can comedians cut it in the wild?
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
26/09/2021 … Here’s our pick of the week’s best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand: Sunday September 26 FOXY'S FEARLESS 48 HOURS WITH ROB DELANEY:…
© Thomas Laisne Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile
'An intelligent script tackling sensitively an horrific story'
26/09/2021 … Steve Coogan is trading Alan Partridge for Jimmy Savile.
Women in Comedy Festival returns
The best of the week's live comedy
26/09/2021 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Sat 25 September 2021
Jason Byrne pulls tour dates after heart scare
Comic having op to open arteries next month
25/09/2021 … Jason Byrne has cancelled a string of UK dates after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
Comics to host Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer
Alan Carr, Adam Hills and Joe Lycett
25/09/2021 … Alan Carr, Adam Hills and Joe Lycett have been named as hosts of Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer telethon.
Comic sues over joke theft claim
Plagiarism row could end up in the High Court
25/09/2021 … A joke-theft row could end up in the High Court as a comedian is suing a fellow stand-up who accused him of plagiarism.