© C4 Jimmy Carr to host Channel 4 show about free expression
...and can we separate the art from the artist
22/08/2022 … Jimmy Carr is to host a Channel 4 programme about free expression in art.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 22 August 2022
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Joke Of The Fringe: Masai Graham's pasta pun takes the title
Comedian wins with a fusilli words
21/08/2022 … Masai Graham has won this year’s Joke Of the Fringe competition with his pun: ‘I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me…
© Channel 4 Frankie Boyle to make a C4 show about the Monarchy
21/08/2022 … Frankie Boyle is working on a new Channel 4 show about why the Royal Family should be abolished.
© UKTV Dave pilots four new sitcoms
...and Mark Steel is back in town in this week's TV and radio picks
21/08/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday August 22 MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN: The comedian is back…
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Seven Fringe shows shortlisted for Amused Moose award
21/08/2022 … The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Awards for unrepresented acts at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sat 20 August 2022
Patrick Kielty takes over Radio 5 Live's Saturday morning show
'I won’t disappoint – until my first show'
20/08/2022 … Patrick Kielty is to be the new host of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Saturday morning show, it has been announced The comedian will take over the 9am to 11am slot…
RIP to two sitcom stars
Deaths of Josephine Tewson and Bruce Montague announced
20/08/2022 … Sitcom stars Josephine Tewson and Bruce Montague have both died this week, their agents have announced.
Fri 19 August 2022
© BBC Fawlty Towers script goes under the hammer
Original document set to fetch more than £1,000
19/08/2022 … An original Fawlty Towers script is set to sell for more than £1,000.