All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
BBC Scotland launches a major season dedicated to the comedy pioneer
06/05/2020 … BBC Scotland has announced a major celebration of Billy Connolly, based around the latest documentary series about the 77-year-old comedian.
06/05/2020 … The stars of cult US sketch programme Mr Show are to reunite for an online charity gig.
06/05/2020 … Stand-up Jim Gaffigan is to play the controversial former mayor of Toronto Rob Ford in a new US TV series.
Jamie Demetriou teases a lockdown episode of his C4 comedy
05/05/2020 … Jamie Demetriou has announced that Stath Lets Flats is to return for a lockdown special.
Jerry Seinfeld signals the end of his Netflix series
05/05/2020 … Jerry Seinfeld is preparing to park Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee permanently.
For a one-off lockdown special
05/05/2020 … Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are making a new episode of their hit Radio 4 comedy Down The Line.
05/05/2020 … Radio 4 Extra is to launch a new series looking behind the scenes of some of Britain’s biggest television comedies.
Comic used to sell this recording after gigs
04/05/2020 … A rare recording of groundbreaking stand-up Lenny Bruce is to be released on vinyl for this year's Record Store Day.
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