Charlie Chaplin to get a blue plaque

Paul Merton unveils the tribute today

14/06/2017 … Paul Merton is to unveil a blue plaque to Charlie Chaplin today, The Have I Got News For You star will perform the ceremony at Glenshaw Mansions on Brixton…

Camp Bestival fills out its comedy line-up

Phil Nichol and more join the bill

14/06/2017 … Camp Bestival has announced its full comedy line-up.

Radio 4 show for Daliso Chaponda

...hot on the heels of his Britain's Got Talent success

14/06/2017 … Daliso Chaponda has landed his first Radio 4 show –  ten days after appearing in the Britain’s Got Talent final.

Taskmaster's new team announced

Series 5 coming later this year

13/06/2017 … Nish Kumar, Sally Phillips Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson are to be the contestants on the next series of Taskmaster.

Comics lined up for Edinburgh book festival

On what it means to be a man, or a woman

13/06/2017 … Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Limmy and Robert Webb are to appear this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival.

Black Mirror to become a series of books

First anthology out in 2018

13/06/2017 … Black Mirror is to become a series of books.

Book deal for internet comic Cian Twomey

Go F*ck Yourself, Cian out this autmun

13/06/2017 … Internet comedian Cian Twomey has landed a book deal.

Iannucci starts work on David Copperfield

13/06/2017 … Armando Iannucci has started work on his adaptation of David Copperfield.