Andy leads the Field
Another BBC semi-finalist named
21/07/2017 … Andy Field has won the fourth heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
2017 Other news
Fri 21 July 2017
BBC entertainment executive stands down
Alan Tyler had worked with Michael McIntyre, Mrs Brown and Sarah Millican
21/07/2017 … BBC entertainment executive Alan Tyler is to leave the Corporation after more than a decade.
Thu 20 July 2017
© Comedy Central Alexa, give me a sideways satirical glance at today's news...
The Daily Show comes to Amazon devices
20/07/2017 … The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is coming to Amazon Alexa.
© ITV Vic Reeves in Corrie - the first picture
Comic plays TV presenter called Colin
20/07/2017 … Here is the first picture of Vic Reeves in Coronation Street.
Wed 19 July 2017
@midnight goes dark
End for Chris Hardwick's US panel show
19/07/2017 … Comedy Central’s American panel show @midnight is to come to an end after 600 episodes.
Pranksters launch legal fightback
Duo seek backers to fight fraud and copyright claims
19/07/2017 … American comedy duo Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett are appealing for money to help them fight a lawsuit brought by broadcasters they pranked.
Tue 18 July 2017
Ed Sheeran to appear in The Simpsons
Playing a love interest for Lisa
18/07/2017 … Ed Sheeran’s cameo on Game Of Thrones last night may have gone down so badly that he felt compelled to delete his Twitter account in the face of the backlash.
Mon 17 July 2017
When does series 4 of People Just Do Nothing start?
BBC announces iPlayer launch date
17/07/2017 … The BBC has confirmed the premiere date for series four of People Just Do Nothing.