Lewis Black to retire from touring
US comic, 75, has been performing up to 200 shows a year
09/11/2023 … American comedian Lewis Black is to retire from touring.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 09 November 2023
Wed 08 November 2023
Michael Richards writes his memoirs
Covering Seinfeld and THAT racist outburst
08/11/2023 … Seinfeld actor Michael Richards is to reveal all about the racist tirade that torpedoed his career in 2006.
Heckler fined for being drunk and disorderly
Punter arrested after disrupting Simon Brodkin stand-up show
08/11/2023 … A comedy fan has been fined for being drunk and disorderly after heckling Simon Brodkin’s stand-up show.
Jim Smith hosts two broadcast comedy showcases
Stand-up for BBC Scotland, characters for Radio 4
08/11/2023 … Jim Smith is to host a new stand-up showcase for BBC Scotland – and a new character comedy show for Radio 4.
Wells Comedy Festival to return in 2024
08/11/2023 … The Wells Comedy Festival will return for an eighth year in 2024, organisers have announced.
© Oliver Bowring of Musicarta Media Brian Cox revives Bob Servant for one last time
Succession star back as the third most successful cheeseburger van operator in Dundee
08/11/2023 … Succession star Brian Cox is going from global media tycoon back to cheeseburger van owner as he reprises his role of comedy character Bob Servant for the last time.
© Gary Moyes / BBC Aisling Bea joins Romesh Ranganathan's Avoidance
...as does the comic's own son Alex
08/11/2023 … Aisling Bea has joined the cast of Romesh Ranganathan’s BBC One comedy Avoidance, as filming starts on the second series.
Tue 07 November 2023
Sikisa announces UK tour
Dates for her Hear Me Out stand-up show in 2024
07/11/2023 … Sikisa is to take her second stand-up show, Hear Me Out, on a short UK tour next year.