All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
22/03/2025 … BELARUS: Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin has reportedly been subjected to brutal treatment from Belarusian authorities after he was arrested trying to flee his homeland,…
After doctor told her mole was 'nothing to worry about'
21/03/2025 … Katherine Ryan has revealed she has been diagnosed with skin cancer for a second time.
Comic secures a place on our bursary scheme
21/03/2025 … Shalaka Kurup has joined the ranks of this year’s Chortle Hotshots, tipped for good things at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Obituary of a linchpin from the early days of alternative comedy
21/03/2025 … Peter Wear – a pioneer of the British improv comedy scene and early performer on the alternative cabaret circuit – has died at the age of…
mily Hudd and Iain Wimbush set up Bango Studios
21/03/2025 … The producers behind Joe Lycett’s TV projects have launched a new production company.
Natasha Lyonne comedy-drama back in May
21/03/2025 … Sky has announced that the acclaimed US comedy-drama Poker Face returns to air on May 9.
Comic plans a decade away from the road
20/03/2025 … Rob Beckett has said he’s quitting touring to spend more time with his family.
© Peter Rogan ...including extracts from the notebooks he wanted to be destroyed
20/03/2025 … Extracts from notebooks belonging to Sir Ken Dodd are to be broadcast for the first time in a new documentary about the comedian.
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