Extended special for This Country
The week’s best comedy on TV and radio..
07/10/2018 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 07 October 2018
Laura Monmoth scoops 'breaking talent' prize
Success at Birmingham Comedy Festival
07/10/2018 … Laura Monmoth has won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2018.
Billy Connolly: I want a grand funeral parade
Comic talks death, Robin Williams and his hopes of returning to stand-up
07/10/2018 … Billy Connolly has said he would like a grand funeral procession through the streets of Glasgow when he dies.
Sat 06 October 2018
Seann Walsh wows the Strictly judges
...but his off-screen antics make the papers
06/10/2018 … Seann Walsh has undergone a remarkable turnaround in his Strictly Come Dancing fortunes.
© BBC Groundbreaking comedy writer Ray Galton dies at 88
'The laughter will last for evermore'
06/10/2018 … Comedy writing legend Ray Galton died at the age of 88, his family has announced.
A very bitter slice of Pie
06/10/2018 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Michael McIntyre breaks O2 record
Comic sells more than 400,000 tickets at London venue
06/10/2018 … Michael McIntyre has broken a box office record at the O2.
Fri 05 October 2018
© David Livingston/Bafta Saturday Night Live wins a Bafta
Special award handed over in New York
05/10/2018 … Bafta has honoured Saturday Night Live with a special award to celebrate its influence on television comedy around the world.