Frank Skinner to play Johnny Cash
12/03/2018 … Frank Skinner is to play Johnny Cash in another of Sky Arts’s Urban Myths shorts.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 12 March 2018
© London Borough of Waltham Forest Soho Theatre's plans for a 1,000 seat venue move ahead
Historic cinema bought for £2.6million
12/03/2018 … The Soho Theatre’s ambitions to open another outpost in London have moved a step closer.
© C4 Royal wedding special for The Windsors
Channel 4 comedy returns for a one-off
12/03/2018 … Channel 4 royal comedy The Windsors is to return for a special edition to mark Harry and Meghan’s marriage.
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Comedy seminar announces line-up
12/03/2018 … The line-up has been revealed for this year’s two-day Craft of Comedy seminar.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Tatty-bye, Ken Dodd
'The last of the music hall greats' finally leaves the stage at 90
12/03/2018 … Tributes have been paid to Sir Ken Dodd, after the last link to the comedians of music hall era, died at the age of 90.
Sun 11 March 2018
First look at new British comedy movie Eaten By Lions
With Jack Carroll, Johnny Vegas and Antonio Aakeel
11/03/2018 … Here is the first footage from the new British comedy film Eaten By Lions Shot last year, the film stars stand-up and Trollied actor Jack Carroll and…
© Idil Sukan Christie the clown...
The best of the week's live comedy
11/03/2018 … The best of the week's live comedy.
© BBC Gold serves up a Dinnerladies documentary
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
11/03/2018 … Out picks of a relatively quiet week for new comedy on TV and radio.