Tom Binns sentencing delayed
Case adjourned for comic who admitted possessing child pornography
23/01/2023 … Tom Binns’s sentencing for possessing child pornography has been postponed until a later date.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 23 January 2023
Katie Hopkins thinks she's a comedian now
Hatemonger defies protests to stage a 'comedy' tour
23/01/2023 … She may be better known for spreading hate than joy – but Katie Hopkins is to embark on a comedy tour.
Aisling Bea creates a Jameson whiskey ad campaign
...all about responsible drinking
23/01/2023 … Aisling Bea has created a series of adverts for Irish whiskey Jameson promoting responsible drinking.
Darren Harriott survives his first Dancing On Ice routine
Comedian lives to skate another week
23/01/2023 … Darren Harriott competed for the first time on ITV's Dancing on Ice last night – and made it through to the next round.
© James Gilham Katherine Ryan and Phil Wang join Just For Laughs London
Taking part in Graham Norton's variety show
23/01/2023 … Katherine Ryan and Phil Wang have joined the line-up for the Graham Norton variety show being staged as part of the Just For Laughs London festival.
NextUp to stream 18 Leicester Comedy Festival shows
As coverage of last year's event claims viewers in 127 countries
23/01/2023 … NextUp will be streaming 18 shows from this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival, the platform has announced.
© Channel 4 National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed
As Susan Wokoma, Jordan Gray and Lenny Rush scoop breakthrough awards
23/01/2023 … The shortlists have been announced for the National Comedy Awards – as organisers name Susan Wokoma, Jordan Gray and Lenny Rush as the winners of new…
Am I Being Unreasonable? makers recruit a head of comedy
Ladhood producer Joe Nunnery joins Boffola Pictures
23/01/2023 … Joe Nunnery, producer of the hit BBC series Ladhood, will be joining indie production company Boffola Pictures as head of comedy.