British stand-ups release US comedy albums
New shows from Jon Pearson and Chris Martin
28/01/2022 … British comedians Jon Pearson and Chris Martin have recorded stand-up albums for American labels.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 28 January 2022
© BBC BBC pilots a comedy from Fergus Craig's Martin Fishback
Hapless middle-aged dad gets a TV break...
28/01/2022 … Fergus Craig has shot a BBC Two pilot based on the hit viral videos he makes as a socially inept middle-class dad.
© BBC The Goodies are back... in book form
Novella charts a new adventure for Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor
28/01/2022 … The Goodies are to make a comeback – as the stars of a new novella.
Thu 27 January 2022
© BBC BBC pulls its Friday Night Comedy podcasts from Apple and Google
Fans will be forced to use BBC Sounds instead
27/01/2022 … The BBC is taking its popular Friday-night radio comedy shows off all the major podcast platforms – except for its own.
© c4 C4 orders two more series of The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Comedian to return later this year
27/01/2022 … Channel 4 has ordered a third and fourth series of The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.
Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed. Renewed
Three year deal for Chris and Rosie Ramsey's podcast
27/01/2022 … Chris and Rosie Ramsey have renewed their contact to make their Sh**ged.
Future of Stath Lets Flats in doubt
Jamie Demetriou puts his sitcom on pause
27/01/2022 … Jamie Demetriou has said there’s a big question mark over the future of Stath Lets Flats.
Wed 26 January 2022
Revealed: Which comedians are doing Celebrity Mastermind 2022
...and what their specialist subjects are
26/01/2022 … Nish Kumar, Phil Wang, James Acaster and Ed Gamble are all takig part in Celebrity Mastermind this year.