Applications are now invited for the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2015. The competition, which first started in 1995, has kick-started the careers of many top UK comics. Past winners and finalists... more
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Acclaimed comedy documentary Misery Loves Comedy is to be released in the UK on 21st August. It will have its European Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 25th June. The film... more
Hit US show The Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and January Jones (Mad Men) has been acquired from Fox Television by Dave for... more
Rising star Romesh Ranganathan is making a series for BBC3 in which he goes to Sri Lanka to connect with his roots. The six-part series, Romesh’s Return Ticket (working title) will be broadcast later... more
Multi-award-winning comedy Plebs will be repeated on ITV1 this summer after the show broke records on ITV2 becoming the channel’s all-time highest-rating scripted comedy and also the... more
Update: Following the publication of this story Mark Davison has been offered a 9pm slot by Just The Tonic boss Darrell Martin, so he will be appearing in Edinburgh this summer after all. He will be... more
The Last Leg is due to return for a sixth series this summer. Following on from three election specials earlier this year, the new series, fronted by Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker,... more
US comedy Parks and Recreation is moving to Dave. The hit ensemble comedy will launch on Dave this summer. Seasons 4 and 5 will air from Monday 27th July with Seasons 6 and 7... more
Comedian Angela Barnes has landed her first Radio 4 series commission. Based on her critically acclaimed debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014, "You Can't Take It With You", Angela shares... more
Tim Shishodia has been crowned the winner of the first Old Comedian of the Year Final at the Leicester Square Theatre tonight. The oddball comedian was the winner out of the 12 finalists who were all... more
