All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC 'About a bloke who's wife leaves him, but maybe she's been taken'
02/09/2023 … Bob Mortimer has revealed that his second novel will be a mystery, provisionally titled The Long Shoe.
Human rights groups condemn authorities for detaining Nour Hajjar
01/09/2023 … Lebanese authorities have arrested comedian Nour Hajjar over a joke he made five years ago, prompting widespread condemnation from human rights groups.
On her native Anglesey / Ynys Môn
31/08/2023 … Kiri Pritchard-McLean is opening a comedy school on her native Anglesey, or Ynys Môn.
30/08/2023 … The BBC has revealed details of the heats of this year’s New Comedy Awards.
John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers are Strike Force Five
30/08/2023 … American talk-show hosts including John Oliver and Stephen Colbert have launched a podcast to support Hollywood’s striking writers.
© Jiksaw Doppelginger revolves around his 'generic' looks
30/08/2023 … Ray Bradshaw has announced a 36-date tour for next year, based on how he looks like a generic ginger bald man.
© Matt Crockett Not That I’m Bitter covers the early years of alternative comedy
29/08/2023 … Helen Lederer has written her memoirs, about her experiences in the early days of stand-up.
© Rumpus Media Guests announced for Comedy Central show
29/08/2023 … The guests have been revealed for the fifth series of Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains.
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