All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 With astronauts, musicians and more...
19/11/2020 … Eric Idle has been added to the line up of the annual Nine Lessons And Carols event mixing comedy, science and more, He joins Apollo 9 lunar module pilot Rusty…
Soho Theatre deal also includes 11 shows from the back catalogue
19/11/2020 … Twenty new stand-up specials are to be filmed for Amazon Prime Video, under a new deal with Soho Theatre.
© C4 Mo Gilligan also triumphs at Edinburgh TV award
19/11/2020 … Mae Martin’s Feel Good was named best comedy series at the Edinburgh TV awards last night.
As Michel Spicer credits his comedy career to the Dalai Lama
18/11/2020 … Trevor Noah has apologised to Michael Spicer for using his ‘Room Next Door’ idea on the The Daily Show – but nevertheless kept the sketch online.
Along with Home star Youssef Kerkour
18/11/2020 … Comic Tim Renkow and Home star Youssef Kerkour have been named among Bafta’s breakout talents of 2020.
© Steve Ullathorne The next This Is Going To Hurt?
18/11/2020 … Comedian Benji Waterhouse has signed a book, TV and film deal for his memoirs about being a junior psychiatrist.
'A Reverend, an actress, a politician, a reality star, and a musical legend'
18/11/2020 … Channel 4 has revealed the names of the celebrities dabbling in comedy for Stand Up and Deliver.
18/11/2020 … Jason Manford, Jo Caulfield and Daliso Chaponda will all be appearing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
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