Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle has not been recommissioned by the BBC.Lee broke the news in his newsletter as follows: "On May 5th BBC Comedy told me they won’t be making a series 5 of SLCV, and I am... more
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Richard Herring has been invited to appear at a festival celebrating “performance art and noise art”.The comedian will be performing his Me1 Vs Me2 snooker match against himself that has become... more
Update 5/6: The Kickstarter campaign has been successful. The Mayoress is happening! They are now looking for more pledges to make the show even better. See below for more info. Jack Dee, Harry... more
Comedian Katy Brand is to join production company Merman as Comedy Development Consultant. Merman is the Production Company founded and run by award-winning duo Sharon Horgan and... more
UK comedian James Mullinger has sold out an arena gig in Canada. Mullinger filled the Harbour Station stadium arena in Saint John where he moved to two years ago. "When I moved here, I was told I... more
The Funny Women Awards have announced their celebrity mentors.The finalists of the Stage Award, which takes place at Koko in Camden on September 28 and is compered by Kerry Godliman, can... more
BBC Radio 2 has announced the commission of a new sitcom, Barbara Nice, which is to be recorded in Birmingham and Salford this summer.Due to be recorded in front of a live studio audience, the... more
Details of the new C4 sitcom from Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb have been confirmed.The duo has just finished shooting a pilot of Back, which will be set in a pub. Mitchell plays a... more
The QI Elves are to get their own show, produced for BBC News by John Lloyd. No Such Thing As The News is a topical, television version of the hugely successful QI podcast No Such Thing As A... more
Mark Freeland, Controller of Fiction and Entertainment, BBC Television and Director of Scripted, BBC Studios, is to leave the BBC.Freeland has a long history of working in comedy and in recent... more
