All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight being filmed in London
08/01/2021 … Rob Delaney and Sally Phillips have joined the cast of the forthcoming romance film The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.
© UKTV Were these the funniest shows on radio?
08/01/2021 … Shows featuring Lenny Henry, Tim Key, Milton Jones and others have been shortlisted for this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Famous for playing squeaky-voiced Laverne Hooks
08/01/2021 … Marion Ramsey, who played squeaky-voiced Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy movies, has died at the age of 73.
Level of outrage over 'humour offensive to Christians' revealed
08/01/2021 … The BBC received 193 complaints that the Nativity edition of the Goes Wrong Show was ‘offensive to Christians’, it has been revealed.
© Netflix EXCLUSIVE: Season three to be shot in London
07/01/2021 … Aziz Ansari's Master Of None is to return for a third series, this time shot in London, Chortle can reveal.
Co-founder of the Traverse Theatre and champion of the counter-culture
07/01/2021 … Jim Haynes, one of the founding fathers of the Edinburgh Fringe, has died in Paris at the age of 87.
Live comedy industry urges government to insure major events
07/01/2021 … Key players in the comedy industry have called on the government to insure the biggest festivals for 2021 so planning can get under way.
Friends tops poll of most rewatched Netflix shows
07/01/2021 … Friends is the TV show fans like to rewatch the most on Netflix, a new survey has found The US sitcom topped a poll compiled by BroadbandDeals.
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