All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Graham Hogg/Creative Commons Dave Johns on how Ken Loach changed his life
04/03/2017 … Dave Johns has revealed he was about to quit comedy to run beach donkey rides before he landed the title role in I, Daniel Blake.
New deal with America's Comedy Central
03/03/2017 … Jim Jefferies is to host a new late-night topical show for Comedy Central in the States.
03/03/2017 … Miranda Hart is to become a children’s author.
© David A Ellis / Creative Commons 3.0/CC BY-SA 3.0 03/03/2017 … Ken Dodd was knighted by Prince William yesterday and said – of course - that he was ‘highly tickled’ by the honour.
© C4 Controversial comic should have been Brian Potter
03/03/2017 … Peter Kay has revealed that he wrote the part of club-owner Brian Potter in Phoenix Nights for Bernard Manning.
Bug hits iPlayer radio comedies
03/03/2017 … The BBC is investigating why some comedy programmes have been cut short on iPlayer.
Comic legend starts online classes
03/03/2017 … Comedy courses are often treated with suspicion by professional stand-ups… but there's no questioning the credentials of the latest comedian to turn tutor: Steve…
After Sky dropped the Tim Allen sitcom
03/03/2017 … Tim Allen’s comedy series Last Man Standing is coming to E4.
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