Sarajevo salutes John Cleese
12/07/2017 … John Cleese is to be honoured by the Sarajevo Film Festival next month, Calling him the ‘world's living legend of comedy’, organisers are…
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Wed 12 July 2017
Dawn French writes a new book
Her first non-fiction title in nearly a decade
12/07/2017 … Dawn French is writing a new book to mark turning 60.
Tim Heidecker to make his UK debut
Cult comedy star heads to London
12/07/2017 … American comic Tim Heidecker – best known as being half of the cult double act Tim & Eric – is to make his UK debut next month.
Vir Das cancels Edinburgh run
Indian comic not coming to the Fringe
12/07/2017 … Indian comedian Vir Das has pulled out of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 11 July 2017
Comic to pen a parenting memoir
Sam Avery's Confessions Of A Learner Parent blog goes into print
11/07/2017 … Comedian Sam Avery has signed a book deal to write about his parenting experiences.
Shooting starts on Country Music comedy-drama film
With Jessie Buckley and Julie Walters
11/07/2017 … Filming has stared on a new comedy-drama film about an ex-con who wants to make it as a country singer.
Which comedians are Manwatching?
Edinburgh Fringe theatre cast announced
11/07/2017 … The comedians taking part in the Edinburgh run of Manwatching have been announced.
Shooting starts on Trollied series 7
At a full-size supermarket in Bristol
11/07/2017 … Filming has begun on the seventh series of Sky1 comedy Trollied.