All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic claims competition has cheated him out of £55,000
14/12/2018 … A stand-up who won a competition to be named ‘funniest person in the world’ has launched a legal action, saying he has received only a fraction of his…
The college insisting on PC contracts 'created a hostile environment for comics'
14/12/2018 … The London college that demanded a comedian sign a ‘safe space’ agreement has been accused of fostering a hostile environment for comedians.
Louise Reay reaches out-of-court settlement
13/12/2018 … The estranged husband of stand-up Louis Reay has dropped the legal case against her talking about him on stage.
13/12/2018 … Comedians including Rainn Wilson, Tig Notaro, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Reggie Watts and Kristen Schaal are to make the films that they were never able to get off the…
13/12/2018 … Mark Watson is to embark on another of his marathon shows, the first in four years.
Including Jessie Cave, Sofie Hagen and Jonathan Coe
13/12/2018 … Jessie Cave, Sofie Hagen and bestselling satirical author of the Rotters’ Club, Jonathan Coe, have been added to next year’s Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
13/12/2018 … The nominees have been announced for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, with Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel picking up four nods.
...as the latest recipients are named
13/12/2018 … The BBC has announced that Kat Sadler and Catherine Brinkworth are to receive this year’s Radio Comedy Writers' Bursary.
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