A Frank look at light entertainment
Skinner to host TV documentary
27/08/2015 … Frank Skinner is to host a TV documentary about the origins of light entertainmentThank You For Being A Lovely Audience will cover the subject from the formation…
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 27 August 2015
Wed 26 August 2015
Record 8 nominees for Edinburgh Comedy Award
26/08/2015 … A record eight shows have been nominated for this year's main Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award – and seven for best newcomer.
C4 picks Flowers
Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman to star in 'imaginative, cinematic comedy'
26/08/2015 … Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt are to join forces for a dark new Channel 4 comedy.
A real magic moment
Watch conjuror Neil Henry propose on stage at the Fringe
26/08/2015 … Magician Neil Henry has proposed to his girlfriend – via a trick he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.
ITV pilots black and Asian comedies
Sketch, stand-up and hidden camera shows
26/08/2015 … ITV2 is piloting four comedy series featuring black and Asian talent.
See the Misery Loves Comedy documentary
26/08/2015 … Misery Loves Comedy – a new documentary in which 50 comedy legends discuss their motives and inspirations – is being released in selected cinemas next week.
Tue 25 August 2015
BBC drops House Of Fools
End of the line for Vic & Bob's sitcom
25/08/2015 … BBC Two has axed Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's sitcom House of Fools.
Free Fringe comic thrown out of his venue
Stephen Carlin falls victim to rivalry
25/08/2015 … Stand-up Stephen Carlin has been thrown out of his Free Fringe slot for appearing in a show at a rival venue.