Book deal for Alasdair Beckett-King
Comedian writes a murder-mystery for kids
25/03/2022 … Alasdair Beckett-King has written his first book, a comedy a murder-mystery for kids.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 25 March 2022
© GB News Victoria Coren Mitchell brands Leo Kearse joke 'racist'
Twitter clash over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe comments on GB News
25/03/2022 … Victoria Coren Mitchell has called out Leo Kearse, claiming jokes he made about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe were ‘racist’ After the…
ITV commissions five new comedies
...including a deep fake series created by Spencer Jones
25/03/2022 … ITV is to launch five comedies on its new streaming platform, ITVX, written by the likes of Spencer Jones and Jayde Adams.
Father Ted musical axed over Graham Linehan's views
Writer complains trans rights campaigners have cost him everything
25/03/2022 … The Father Ted musical has been axed because of co-creator Graham Linehan’s repeated clashes with transexual rights campaigners.
Thu 24 March 2022
© ITV Jayde Adams joins Take That movie
Alongside Aisling Bea, Alice Lowe and Marc Wooton
24/03/2022 … Jayde Adams, Alice Lowe and Marc Wootton have joined the cast of the new Take That jukebox movie alongside Aisling Bea.
© Apple TV+ Cast revealed for Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters
Comedy thriller coming to Apple TV+ this year
24/03/2022 … The cast has been revealed for Sharon Horgan’s upcoming Apple TV+ comedy thriller, Bad Sisters.
Comedy actress Maggie Fox dies in shock accident
Half of the LipService duo who appeared in Coronation Street
24/03/2022 … Coronation Street actress Maggie Fox, who had a career touring live theatrical comedy shows, has died in a ‘sudden accident’.
Manchester to host a major Ukrainian fundraiser
Mammoth line-up for Easter gig
24/03/2022 … An array of top-flight comedians from the North of England are to stage a major fundraiser for the victims of the war in Ukraine.