All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Lenny Rush cleans up at Royal Television Society awards
29/03/2023 … Am I Being Unreasonable? led the winners at the Royal Television Society awards last night, with Lenny Rush alone winning two gongs.
To a viewer of his new Channel 4 show
28/03/2023 … Joe Lycett is giving away his own car on his new Channel 4 show.
Big Four put their programmes on sale
28/03/2023 … The ‘big four’ Edinburgh Fringe venues have today put hundreds of shows on sale for 2023.
He and Peter Kay have written scripts for their Phoenix Nights characters
28/03/2023 … Paddy McGuinness has hinted that he and Peter Kay could return to playing Phoenix Nights doormen Max And Paddy, saying: ‘We do talk about it… never…
New Channel 5 series about the Earth's satellite
28/03/2023 … Dara O Briain is to explore the moon in a new two-part Channel 5 show.
28/03/2023 … BBC Studios has appointed two ‘creators in residence’ to develop new comedy programming.
More than 7,000 performances ahead...
28/03/2023 … Melbourne International Comedy Festival today launched its 37th event, boasting more than 600 shows including more than 100 international artists and more than 7,000…
As Leicester Comedy Festival also hails its departing founder
28/03/2023 … Arthur Smith has been named this year’s legend of comedy by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
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