All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comedians pen new gags for crackers handed out to shoppers
16/12/2019 … London’s Angel Comedy Club is to hand out custom-made Christmas crackers to shoppers this week, in a bid to rid the world of the bad jokes they normally contain.
© BBC Esteemed actor had ' ‘long disagreement with cancer’
16/12/2019 … Nicky Henson, who played lothario Mr Johnson in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 74.
16/12/2019 … The Windsors has a new Prince Harry.
His comedy friends stage a memorial gig
16/12/2019 … The line-up has been confirmed for a major comedy night commemorating the life and career of Jeremy Hardy.
Channel 4 releases new batch of comedy shorts
15/12/2019 … Channel 4 has quietly released a new series of Comedy Blap pilots, featuring the likes of Jonny Pelham, Sam Campbell and Marek Larwood.
15/12/2019 … The best of the week's live comedy.
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
15/12/2019 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Promoter regrets his stance, saying: 'Division is not what we need'
14/12/2019 … The comedy club that banned anyone who voted Tory from its stage has been axed in the face of an overwhelming backlash.
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