All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Netflix Comedian kept his cancer fight a secret
31/07/2023 … Paul Reubens, the American comedian behind Pee-wee Herman, has died at the age 70 following a secret fight with cancer.
© Seven Network The biggest awards in Australian TV
30/07/2023 … Colin From Accounts has swept the board at the Logie Awards – the most prestigious accolades for Australian television The show was named most outstanding…
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
30/07/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday July 30 TELL ME ANOTHER: Hosted by Dick Hills, this 1970s talk show featured top stars…
30/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
US comedy-drama set in the world of magazine publishing
29/07/2023 … The BBC has acquired all five seasons of the hit American comedy-drama series The Bold Type.
© Jacqui Double Comics pay tribute at a wake for alternative comedy pioneer Tony Allen... who's still alive
28/07/2023 … Fellow comedians paid their respects to the godfather of alternative comedy, Tony Allen, at his wake last night – even though he is very much alive.
With Stewart Lee, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble and mroe
27/07/2023 … It’s still best known as Del Boy’s stomping ground – but the up-and-coming London district of Peckham is getting its own comedy festival.
Broadcaster shifts its base to Dynamic Earth
26/07/2023 … The BBC has unveiled some of its radio programming for the Edinburgh Fringe, including the return of Mark Nelson’s BBC Scotland showcase Edinburgh Unlocked.
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