All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Studios But licence fee squeeze makes conditions tougher
30/03/2023 … The BBC has pledged to make 100 hours of new TV comedy next year, despite the squeeze on the licence fee.
Everything ‘from banter to man-flu' explained
30/03/2023 … Geoff Norcott has written a new book, The British Bloke Decoded.
...amid a flurry of comedians hitting the road
30/03/2023 … Count Arthur Strong has announced his farewell tour… but don’t expect the old variety hall star to be going anywhere soon.
© Netflix Jennifer Aniston joins the fray on sensitivities in comedy
30/03/2023 … Jennifer Aniston has added her voice to those who say changing sensibilities is making comedy harder.
...and People's Choice winner Casey Patmore
29/03/2023 … Casey Patmore has won the People’s Choice place in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Star who went from Lily Savage to a TV mainstay dies at 67
29/03/2023 … Tributes have paid to Paul O’Grady, the comedian turned TV presenter, after he died at the age of 67.
© 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.
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