W Kamau Bell: I nearly quit comedy
...and now he's going to be directing his first film
30/07/2017 … W Kamau Bell has revealed that he was ready to quit comedy – until he became inspired to discuss racism on stage.
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Sun 30 July 2017
Sat 29 July 2017
America's IFC announces 11 new comedies
29/07/2017 … America’s IFC broadcaster has announced 11 new comedy projects as part of their development slate for 2018.
© Just For Laughs 'You can't win in comedy'
...but Montreal festival hails some of the finest nonetheless
29/07/2017 … Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah and Craig Ferguson were among the acts honoured at the Just For Laughs awards show in Montreal last night.
Fri 28 July 2017
Morgan Rees makes BBC New Comedy final
28/07/2017 … Morgan Rees has become the latest stand-up to make it through to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy award.
The comedy bubble is ready to burst
...so says comic-turned-historian Kliph Nesteroff
28/07/2017 … The comedy bubble is set to burst in the next few years, a leading entertainment historian has warned.
Winter is coming... to London!
West End dates for Graeme of Thrones parody show
28/07/2017 … Comedy parody Graeme of Thrones is transferring to London’s West End.
Red Dwarf XII: The first image
All the cast become mechanoids
28/07/2017 … TV channel Dave has released the first image from the new series of Red Dwarf XII, which is due to launch this autumn.