All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
(It's just Arthur Smith doing his walks)
22/07/2020 … Arthur Smith is not going to let a little thing like a global pandemic stop his annual trip to the Edinburgh Fringe… even if the festival itself has been…
© BBC Full cast announced for new BBC comedy
22/07/2020 … Comedians Mark Silcox, Michael Spicer and Jackie Clune have joined the case of Diane Morgan's BBC Two comedy Mandy.
Festival plans no live shows this year
21/07/2020 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is going digital this autumn.
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's new horror-comedy
21/07/2020 … Amazon Prime has today released some new images Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's upcoming eight-part horror-comedy series Truth Seekers.
Six regional shows to give the circuit a shot in the arm
21/07/2020 … The BBC has announced a new stand-up series designed to support grassroots comedy talent hammered by the Covid-19 crisis.
I Can See Your Voice to air next year
21/07/2020 … Paddy McGuinness has been announced as the host of BBC One's new music game show I Can See Your Voice.
© BBC/Open Mike Productions 16th series won't be taped this year
20/07/2020 … The next series of Live At The Apollo – its 16th – has been put on hold because of coronavirus.
This year's comedy showcase is a digital download
20/07/2020 … Chortle’s Fast Fringe is back - as a virtual event.
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