The BBC wants YOUR comedy script
Window open to send unsolicited work
19/04/2017 … The BBC has opened its regular window to receive unsolicited comedy scripts.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 19 April 2017
John Bishop to play the Edinburgh Fringe
19/04/2017 … John Bishop to play this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 18 April 2017
© UKTV Taskmaster gets a US remake
With Reggie Watts and Alex Horne
18/04/2017 … Taskmaster is to be remade for American TV, starring Reggie Watts.
Jason Manford pilots BBC One cooking show
18/04/2017 … Jason Manford has piloted a cookery gameshow for BBC One.
Amy Schumer signs up for a new film
But her role in I Feel Pretty is kept under wraps
18/04/2017 … Amy Schumer has signed up to star in a new film entitled I Feel Pretty.
© BBC TV's top putdowns
...And Mrs Merton leads the field
18/04/2017 … Mrs Merton’s quip: ‘What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?’ has been named the top TV putdown of all time.
Bathed in glory
18/04/2017 … Portsmouth-based comedian Sunjai Arif has won the 2017 new act competition at the Bath Comedy Festival.
Mon 17 April 2017
Murder In Successville: The movie
17/04/2017 … Murder In Successville is set to be made into a movie, star Tom Davis has revealed.