New tour for Zoe Lyons
08/02/2018 … Zoe Lyons has announced a new UK tour – with dates up to a year from now.
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Thu 08 February 2018
© C4 Comedians don their aprons for Bake-Off specials
Charity shows coming later this year
08/02/2018 … Comics Harry Hill, Lee Mack, Alan Carr, Tim Minchin, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett and Aisling Bea are to take part in the next celebrity Bake-Off challenge.
Russell Brand becomes a hitman
08/02/2018 … Russell Brand is to play a hitman in a new movie He takes the lead role in Butterfingers, which is described as ‘a high-concept crime comedy turning on…
Two more dates for League Of Gentlemen tour
08/02/2018 … The League of Gentlemen have added two extra arena dates to their 2018 UK tour.
© Just For Laughs Jimmy Carr working on a C4 chat show
...in which the audience ask the questions
08/02/2018 … Jimmy Carr is working on a chat show in which the studio audience ask the questions.
Comedians launch Audible shows
New programmes available from today
08/02/2018 … Audiobook download service Audible has announced a new batch of series and podcasts featuring the likes of Sue Perkins, Nick Offerman and Danny Wallace.
Wed 07 February 2018
© C4 Catastrophe named comedy of the year
Taskmaster also wins at the Broadcast Awards
07/02/2018 … Catastrophe has been named the best comedy of the year in the annual awards handed out by industry magazine Broadcast.
© BBC BBC gives Young Offenders a second series
More misadventures for Conor and Jock
07/02/2018 … The BBC has commissioned a second series of Irish comedy The Young Offenders, Chortle can reveal.