Jethro leaves £3.3million
Comic's fortune shared among family
13/07/2023 … Cornish comedian Jethro left £3.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 13 July 2023
Catherine Tate returns to the West End
In new poltergeist thriller The Enfield Haunting,
13/07/2023 … Catherine Tate is to return to the West End stage in a new psychological thriller.
© Apple TV+ Sharon Horgan up for her first acting Emmy
...and can Brett Goldstein make it hat-trick?
13/07/2023 … Sharon Horgan has been nominated for her first Emmy as an actor – while Brett Goldstein is in the running to win his third consecutive award.
Wed 12 July 2023
Eric Morecambe's The Reluctant Vampire heading for TV
More than 40 years after he wrote his children's story
12/07/2023 … The BBC is working on making Eric Morecambe's children's novel The Reluctant Vampire into a TV series Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob…
Would you pay £2 extra for a ticket to support Fringe artists?
Gilded Balloon introduces voluntary scheme
12/07/2023 … Edinburgh Fringe venue Gilded Balloon has announced a ‘Support the Artist’ scheme – meaning festival-goers can choose to pay an extra £2…
© Wall to Wall Chris Ramsey learns about his 'amazing' war hero ancestors
'I'm pretty annoyed I didn't know this,' comic says of Who Do You Think You Are? findings
12/07/2023 … Chris Ramsey has discovered his ancestors’ war records while filming Who Do You Think You Are? – and said he was ‘annoyed’ his family kept…
© BBC/Lingo Queen Of Oz has now lost two-thirds of its viewers
Catherine Tate comedy continues to struggle
12/07/2023 … Catherine Tate’s new sitcom Queen Of Oz has now shed more than 70 per cent of its audience.
Tue 11 July 2023
Eddie Izzard announces a new tour
Remixing some of the stand-up hits
11/07/2023 … Eddie Izzard has announced an autumn tour – offering revamped versions of the greatest hits of her 35-year stand-up career.