All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Comedy Central He was nearly in Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice
25/05/2017 … Jimmy Carr almost had a role in the American film Don’t Think Twice - but was cut before the movie was shot.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 Project to build Elizabethan-style theatre
25/05/2017 … Sir Ken Dodd has become a patron of Shakespeare North.
© BBC Outlet for old shows couldn't compete with Netflix
25/05/2017 … The BBC Store – which sold digital downloads of old programmes – is to close down after just 18 months.
Help for comedy writers from ethnic minorities
25/05/2017 … The BBC has officially launched its bursary for new black, Asian and minority ethnic writers in honour of Felix Dexter.
© Steve Ullathorne 25/05/2017 … Damien Slash is to star in his first Radio 4 comedy series.
Debi Allen becomes part of Curtis Brown
25/05/2017 … Comedy agent Debi Allen – whose clients include Stewart Lee, Sue Perkins and Dave Johns – has sold her company to agency giant Curtis Brown.
25/05/2017 … The Doug Anthony All Stars have announced a rare London gig.
Earworms offers a primer in classical music
25/05/2017 … Kieran Hodgson is making a new series about classical music for Radio 4.
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