All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Watch the video as comic takes umbrage at line of questioning
16/12/2021 … John Cleese says he will make a formal complaint to the BBC – after a journalist challenged him in a discussion about free speech.
Pleas for government help as stay-at-home advice batters live comedy
16/12/2021 … The Live Comedy Association has called for immediate government support to prop up the sector, saying stay-at-home guidance was ‘pushing our industry to the…
© C4/Hat Trick Revived version of Ancient Roman comedy released
16/12/2021 … Ancient Roman comedy Chelmsford 123 has been revived, 31 years after it last aired on Channel 4.
16/12/2021 … Drawers Off, the daytime show in which contestants draw naked life models hosted, is returning for a second series with Jenny Eclair as host.
Now two performances of Body Of Work in Brighton
16/12/2021 … Hannah Gadsby has added an extra date to her forthcoming UK tour, Body Of Work.
Comic and guests seek The Greatest Of All Time
16/12/2021 … Andy Zaltzman has released a new podcast seeking to find the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ across a series of categories.
© C4 Semi-improvised show about street entertainers
16/12/2021 … Musical comedian Huge Davies has made a semi-improvised Channel 4 comedy about buskers The Artists includes hidden-camera footage of the fictional…
Matt Berry’s original C4 series on catch-up platform
16/12/2021 … The first three series of Toast Of London have been released on the BBC’s iPlayer.
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