Siadwel to return
11/11/2015 … BBC RADIO Wales has commissioned a third series of Siadwel.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 11 November 2015
Sky appoints new comedy chief
Jon Mountague takes over permanently
11/11/2015 … Jon Mountague has been appointed as Sky’s new head of comedy, with immediate effect.
Who's on Live From The BBC?
Names revealed for BBC Three's stand-up showcases
11/11/2015 … BBC Three has revealed the names of the comedians recording the new stand-up series Live From The BBC.
Controversy hits BBC script contest
Comedy talent hunt won by one of the gatekeepers
11/11/2015 … A BBC hunt for promising new comedy writers is at the centre of controversy, after it was revealed that one of the winners was involved in judging the scripts.
Jason Manford joins The Show What You Wrote
Radio 4's open-access sketch showcase
11/11/2015 … Jason Manford has joined the cast of Radio 4’s crowdsourced sketch comedy The Show What You Wrote.
Amy Schumer shortchanged us!
11/11/2015 … Amy Schumer’s fans are fuming after paying more than £50 for a show that lasted barely 45 minutes.
Tue 10 November 2015
ITV2 signs up impressionist Luke Kempner
End-of-year review show for Downton mimic
10/11/2015 … Comedy impressionist Luke Kempner has landed his own ITV2 show.
Comic rips off Louis CK
10/11/2015 … EGYPTIAN comedian Mohamed Sobhi has been exposed for ripping off Louis CK.