Rob Brydon, David Walliams and Barry Cryer were among the stars who attended the funeral of Ronnie Corbett today.The funeral took place at St John the Evangelist Church near to Corbett's home in... more
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UKTV has commissioned a second series of Marley’s Ghosts for its comedy channel Gold. The sitcom, starring John Hannah and Sarah Alexander, was the second highest rated show on... more
The award winners at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival have been announced. Zoe Coombs Marr won the biggest prize, the prestigious Barry Award, for her show Trigger Warning.... more
A group of comedians has been successful in their attempt to do a gig on Mount Everest in the Himalayas.Martin Mor, Wayne Deakin, Tom Wrigglesworth and Mickey D were among the group who broke the... more
I, Daniel Blake, the new film by Ken Loach starring comedian Dave Johns, is a contender for the prestigious Palme D'Or Award at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival.In the film the stand-up from... more
Adam Hills has anounced a major London performance of his Clown Heart show. This follows a sold-out tour this spring.The star of Channel 4’s The Last Leg will be at London’s Eventim... more
British stand up/actor Brett Goldstein has been cast in a new comedy television pilot being made by HBO in America.According to a Deadline report, A Lot is inspired by Maureen Dowd’s book Are... more
Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson are to get married in Australia on Friday.They both have same sex partners but have decided to get engaged and then marry on Friday night to underline... more
Romesh Ranganathan has confirmed that there will be a second series of his hit BBC3 series Asian Provocateur.Posting the news on Twitter Ranganathan wrote "the game just got real: Asian Provocateur... more
The first-ever Sketch Off Final took place tonight (Monday) at the Leicester Square Theatre, with eight acts competing for the 2016 title.The winners were sketch group The Jest, who picked up a... more
