Bill Cosby's gigs pulled
As more women make assault claims
22/11/2014 … Venues are cancelling live shows by Bill Cosby as more women come forward to accuse the comedian of sexually assaulting him.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 22 November 2014
Fri 21 November 2014
Worse than Dapper Laughs?
21/11/2014 … • 'I love him dearly like a boyfriend.
R4 series for So On And So Forth
21/11/2014 … Radio 4 has commissioned a series from sketch trio So On & So Forth.
Thu 20 November 2014
Now NBC cancels its Cosby show
More fallout from assault allegations
20/11/2014 … America's NBC network has scrapped a sitcom it was planning with Bill Cosby amid the storm of sexually assault claims.
Lee Evans: I'm quitting stand-up
Comic announces his retirement
20/11/2014 … He is one of the biggest live comedy acts in the UK – but Lee Evans says he’s quitting stand-up at the end of his current tour.
Kitson plants his Tree in London
Play gets a run at the Old Vic
20/11/2014 … Daniel Kitson's play Tree is to get its first full London run next year.
© Steve Ullathorne Barry Cryer makes radio hall of fame
20/11/2014 … BARRY CRYER is to be inducted into the Arqiva Radio Academy Hall of Fame for his work on I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue since 1974 and his own sitcom with Graeme…
Mike Nichols dies
Improv comedy pioneer turned acclaimed director
20/11/2014 … Mike Nichols, the former comedian who went on to direct acclaimed movies including The Graduate, Catch-22 and Postcards From The Edge, has died at the age of 83.