'Forgotten in a bush'
Stewart Lee foresees his future as he tracks down the graves of music hall stars
06/04/2023 … Stewart Lee has visited the graves of forgotten music hall comedians for a new online TV series.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 06 April 2023
Wed 05 April 2023
Netflix snaps up Mae Martin thriller
Tall Pines is 'so different from anything I’ve done before.’
05/04/2023 … Mae Martin is making a thriller for Netflix called Tall Pines.
Brighton Comedy Garden returns for 2023
Headliners include Jack Dee, Ed Gamble, Sara Pascoe
05/04/2023 … Brighton Comedy Garden is returning this year with headliners including Jack Dee, Ed Gamble, Sara Pascoe, Dylan Moran and Alan Davies.
© C4 Lucy Beaumont to make her Have I Got News For You debut
(Hope it goes better than Bake-Off)
05/04/2023 … Lucy Beaumont is to make her debut on Have I Got News For You this month.
© Howard Shooter Rob Delaney: I would rather starve than return to Catastrophe
Comic also shares his top writing advice
05/04/2023 … It was probably never going to be on the cards anyway, given its perfectly ambiguous ending, but Rob Delaney says he never wants to return to Catastrophe.
Tue 04 April 2023
© Sophia Spring Graham Norton to host Amazon comedy format
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland heading to Prime Video
04/04/2023 … Graham Norton is to host a new series of Amazon’s LOL: Last One Laughing format, featuring a host of Irish stand-ups.
Newport’s Festival Of Comedy to return
04/04/2023 … Newport’s Festival Of Comedy is to return for a third year, organisers have announced, with Milton Jones headlining.
Who received the Keep It Fringe grants?
Fifty groups and performers get £2,000 of help going to Edinburgh
04/04/2023 … The Edinburgh Fringe has announced the 50 artists and companies who will each receive £2,000 to help bring their show to this year’s festival.