All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC/CTVC Comedians take on 300km trek through the Alps
20/03/2025 … Daliso Chaponda and Helen Lederer are among the celebrities taking part in this years’ BBC Pilgrimage.
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo The Second Best Night Of Your Life coming in April
19/03/2025 … Brett Goldstein has recorded his first special, which will air on America’s HBO next month.
...as Stath Lets Flats comes to Netflix
19/03/2025 … Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of Charli XCX's music mockumentary The Moment.
© BBC Netflix series from the creator of The Gold
19/03/2025 … Steve Coogan and Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie have joined the cast of a new Netflix series based on a real-life undercover customs operation.
...as Everything Is News returns
19/03/2025 … Kemah Bob is launching a podcast called Icebergs, described as an ‘intimate and safe space for unfiltered, open-hearted conversations’ with guests.
Filipino comedian Gold Dagal shot dead
18/03/2025 … A Filipino comedian shot dead in a bar was killed because of his jokes, his mother has stated.
Comic had a major health scare while on stage
18/03/2025 … Emmanuel Sonubi is to tour a new stand-up show about surviving heart failure.
What Have I Done? out in October
18/03/2025 … Ben Elton has written his autobiography, entitled What Have I Done? Out in October, the title covers his full 65 years, from his childhood in Catford, South…
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