All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond to return as team captains
14/09/2024 … Rob Beckett’s Smart TV will be returning to Sky Max for a second series, the broadcaster has announced, Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond…
© Jiksaw Rosie Jones and Eddie Izzard used as unwitting hate-bait
13/09/2024 … Bigots have been triggered by a fake online poll saying that Rosie Jones has come top of a list of funniest British female comedians, followed…
13/09/2024 … Connor Burns and Sophie Duker have joined the line-up of the New York Comedy Festival.
© CNN/Hat Trick Comedy panel show launches on CNN this weekend
12/09/2024 … The first guests have been announced for the US version of Have I Got News For You as it prepares to make its debut on Saturday night.
Credits include Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street and Carry On
12/09/2024 … Kenneth Cope, who starred in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and appeared in several Carry On films, has died at the age of 93.
Lucy Beaumont was right... our analysis reveals the depth of gender imbalance on the circuit
12/09/2024 … Some comedy clubs are booking more than six times as many men as women, Chortle analysis has revealed.
Lucy Beaumont calls out comedy clubs that STILL have all-male bills
12/09/2024 … Lucy Beaumont has highlighted the ongoing gender imbalance in comedy clubs by calling out clubs with all-male line-ups.
Comedian becomes the first Indian to land the job
11/09/2024 … Vir Das is to host the International Emmy Awards, it has been announced, becoming the first Indian to do so.
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