Sláinte! Aisling Bea is the face of Jameson Irish Whiskey
16/02/2022 … Aisling Bea has become the face of Jameson Irish Whiskey.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 16 February 2022
© BBC Top stars join BBC comedy The Witchfinder
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper headline
16/02/2022 … A raft of top names has been added to the forthcoming BBC period comedy The Witchfinder, starring Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.
Comedians up for LGBT awards 2022
Joe Lycett, Alan Carr and Mawaan Rizwan all nominated
16/02/2022 … Joe Lycett, Alan Carr and Mawaan Rizwan are among the nominees for this year’s British LGBT Awards.
© Cato Institute/CC BY-SA 3.0 American satirist PJ O’Rourke dies at 74
Tributes to 'the funniest writer of the last 40 years'
16/02/2022 … American satirist PJ O’Rourke has died at the age of 74.
Tue 15 February 2022
© Forever Edinburgh (edinburgh.org)/CC BY-SA 2.0 What does the Fringe need? More regulation!
Ending 'open access' will help cure Edinburgh's problems, says report
15/02/2022 … The Edinburgh Fringe should rethink its ‘open access’ policy and introduce more regulation, a new report has urged.
Comedy trio to host the Oscars
Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall
15/02/2022 … The 94th Oscars will be hosted by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and comedy actress Regina Hall it was announced today.
A good sign! Comedy venue hire BSL interpreter
Komedia Bath gigs to be signed bimonthly
15/02/2022 … The Komedia venue in Bath to start offering a British Sign Language interpreter at some of its comedy gigs.
© BBC Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson star in new BBC One sitcom
Full series for Tom Basden's Here We Go
15/02/2022 … The BBC has commissioned a full series of a family comedy starring Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson, following a successful pilot based on the Covid pandemic.