All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
'The most tragic, beautifully done ending since Blackadder Goes Forth'
03/10/2018 … Upstart Crow fans have praised the third series finale after it ended with the heartbreaking death of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son.
03/10/2018 … Chelsea Peretti is quitting Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
New play hits London's National Theatre in 2020
03/10/2018 … Lenny Henry is to write and star in a one-man play about Richard Pryor.
...and it's packed full of familiar comedy names
03/10/2018 … Nick Frost, Kim Cattrall Rupert Graves and Kate Nash have joined the cast of the Horrible Histories movie.
Landlord Of Hope And Glory to kick off in May
03/10/2018 … Al Murray has announced a 2019 tour, Landlord Of Hope And Glory.
© BBC Gold seeking new cast members to mark show's 50th anniversary
03/10/2018 … Three lost episodes of Dad’s Army are to be remade with a new cast to celebrate the sitcom’s 50th birthday.
02/10/2018 … Sally Phillips is writing two comedy movies: a rom-com with Down’s syndrome at its heart, and a family film about dog actors.
'He shaped comedy for decades'
02/10/2018 … George Carlin is set to be the subject of a new biographical movie.
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