Adam Hills joins Slapstick Festival
Offering his 'Desert Island Comedy Flicks'
15/01/2024 … Last Leg presenter Adam Hills is joining the line-up for Bristol’s next annual Slapstick festival of screen comedy.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 15 January 2024
A host of comedians land Radio 4 shows
...including a purple puppet and ex-Women's Hour producer Lorna Rose Treen parodying the format
15/01/2024 … Radio 4 has announced a raft of new comedy shows featuring the likes of Randy Feltface, Geoff Norcott and Lorna Rose Treen.
Sun 14 January 2024
Revealed: Who's in series 17 of Taskmaster
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton
14/01/2024 … The line-up has been announced for the 17th series of Taskmaster tonight, following the completion of the third Champion of Champions special.
© C4/Avalon Taskmaster to crown another champion of champions
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
14/01/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday January 14 TASKMASTER: CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 2024: Former champs Dara O Briain,…
Kieran Hodgson's Big In Scotland.. and now the rest of the UK too
The best of the week's live comedy
14/01/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,663 events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 12 January 2024
Marjolein Robertson announces her first tour
Ten-city run for her acclaimed Fringe show
12/01/2024 … Marjolein Robertson has announced her first UK debut tour, for her Edinburgh Fringe show: Marj.
When is Ted coming to British TV?
Sky sets air date for Seth MacFarlane's comedy
12/01/2024 … Ted – the small-screen sequel to Seth MacFarlane’s movies – will land on Sky Max on February 9, the broadcaster has revealed.
Tim Key and Roisin Conaty join Funny Woman
Work starts on series two of Gemma Arterton's comedy-drama
12/01/2024 … Tim Key and Roisin Conaty have joined the second series of Sky’s comedy-drama Funny Woman.