Tommy Tiernan to take RTE prime-time slot
23/10/2019 … Tommy Tiernan is to host a prime-time Saturday talk show on Irish channel RTE One.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 23 October 2019
London date for Nick Kroll
Co-creator of Netflix series Big Mouth comes to the UK
23/10/2019 … American comic Nick Kroll has announced a London date.
Comedy Central orders Patrice O’Neal documentary
'This will solidify his legacy'
23/10/2019 … America’s Comedy Central has commissioned a documentary about stand-up Patrice O’Neal, featuring never-before-seen personal material.
© BBC/Big Talk Productions Second series for Defending The Guilty
Katherine Parkinson and Will Sharpe to return in legal comedy
23/10/2019 … BBC Two has ordered a second series of its legal comedy Defending The Guilty, starring Katherine Parkinson and Will Sharpe.
Tue 22 October 2019
Robin Ince turns the Albert Hall into an 'underwater playground’
Sea Shambles for iconic London venue
22/10/2019 … Robin Ince is to stage another of his mammoth Shambles shows at the Royal Albert Hall - this time transforming the historic London venue into a ‘virtual…
Fans' fury as Jim Davidson gig pulled with minutes to spare
Venue says: it wasn't our fault
22/10/2019 … Jim Davidson fans have been left fuming after a gig was pulled with less than an hour to go.
New BBC podcast from Tom Neenan
22/10/2019 … Tom Neenan is launching a new podcast on BBC Sounds.
Inside No 9 pair join Gogglebox
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in celebrity special
22/10/2019 … Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are to appear on Channel 4’s Gogglebox.