Plans submitted for £15m Ken Dodd Happiness Centre
...including a giant tickling stick!
07/12/2023 … A giant tickling stick could be erected in Liverpool if plans for a new museum dedicated to the legendary comic are approved.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 07 December 2023
Sundance premiere for Mo Gilligan film
Comic stars as an animated cat in 10 Lives
07/12/2023 … An animated film starring Mo Gilligan is to get its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
Richard Herring announces first tour in six years
Talking about his testicular cancer
07/12/2023 … Richard Herring is return to stand-up for the first time in six years.
Wed 06 December 2023
© Sky Vic and Bob reunite...
Mortimer guests on Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir
06/12/2023 … Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are reuniting on screen for the first time in four years.
© Trevor Leighton Jack Whitehall and Mae Martin tape VR comedy sets
Comics star in Surrounded, recorded at Just For Laughs Montreal
06/12/2023 … Jack Whitehall and Mae Martin have recorded stand-up sets for a virtual reality comedy showcase.
New tours for Michelle Brasier and Pierre Novellie
And London dates for Bassem Youssef and Jo Koy
06/12/2023 … Michelle Brasier and Pierre Novellie have announced tours for 2024 – as international comedians Bassem Youssef and Jo Koy announce London dates.
Hils Jago cuts loose from the Moose
Comedy promoter ready to pass her company on
06/12/2023 … Amused Moose comedy promoter Hils Jago is to step back from her business after almost 30 years.
© BBC Have you got your Nicholas Parsons Day decorations up yet?
Radio 4 Extra dedicates Christmas Eve to the late Just A Minute chairman
06/12/2023 … Radio 4 Extra has declared Christmas Eve ‘Nicholas Parsons Day’, dedicating its full programming to him.