All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Bafta/Rachell Smith Including Bridget Christie, Joe Lycett and Mawaan Rizwan
20/03/2024 … Bridget Christie, Joe Lycett and Mawaan Rizwan are among the nominees for this year’s Bafta awards.
© C4/Avalon Greg Davies and Alex Horne attend launch screening in New York
20/03/2024 … The next series of Taskmaster will have its world premiere in New York.
Covering the 1990s and his partnership with Joe Cornish
20/03/2024 … Adam Buxton is to release a second Ramble Book, covering his comic partnership with Joe Cornish.
© Avalon/UKTV Lolly Adefope, Fergus Craig, Jessica Fostekew and more
20/03/2024 … Lolly Adefope, Fergus Craig, Jessica Fostekew and Helen Cripps are to star in a new comedy podcast written by Rhys James.
Starring in political drama The Constituent
20/03/2024 … James Corden is to return to the London stage this summer, 13 years after his success in One Man, Two Guvnors.
© Via rawpixels.com But stand-up shows still come under its scope
19/03/2024 … Police Scotland has denied it will specifically target comedians under controversial new hate crime laws.
© Bafta/Rachell Smith 'It's an honour, I suppose,' says Ranganathan
19/03/2024 … Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will host the Bafta Television Awards again this year, the academy has announced.
...as he prepares to make his acting debut
19/03/2024 … Leo Reich has signed up with one of Hollywood’s biggest agents.
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