Absolutely back for a full series
Sketch team's comeback gathers pace
15/07/2015 … Cult sketch team Absolutely are reuniting for their first radio series.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 15 July 2015
Michael McIntyre in privacy row
Cops tweet spy camera image of comic
15/07/2015 … Police have been criticised after posting an image of Michael McIntyre taken from a surveillance helicopter on Twitter.
Tue 14 July 2015
© BBC/Fremantle Productions BBC One cuts its comedy output
Programming falls by a quarter
14/07/2015 … BBC One has cut the amount of comedy it airs by a quarter.
Radio 4 comedies now downloadable
14/07/2015 … ALMOST all of Radio 4’s comedy output will be made available to download from this week.
Mon 13 July 2015
John Oliver joins Danger Mouse
13/07/2015 … John Oliver has joined the cast of Danger Mouse.
Sun 12 July 2015
Elves, a magic dragon... and Julian Clary
12/07/2015 … The comedy week ahead… Monday July 13LIVE IN MANCHESTER: Tom Basden's adaptation of the absurd Fyodor Dostoevsky short story The Crocodile has its preview performance…
Brendon Burns roasts the comedy industry
12/07/2015 … Here is the full audio recording Brendon Burns's keynote speech from the Chortle conference.
Sat 11 July 2015
Cheers actor Roger Rees dies
He played Brit tycoon Robin Colcord
11/07/2015 … Roger Rees, who played aloof British tycoon Robin Colcord in Cheers, has died at the age of 71.