David Baddiel has come under fire from the Mail for being responsible for a programme that made jokes about the Queen's sex life on the day of the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.The remarks were... more
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Ricky Gervais has talked about exchanging emails with David Bowie shortly before his death. Despite regular communication Bowie did not reveal how ill he was. "He must have known. He kept it from... more
Pictures have now been released from the forthcoming Cunk on Shakespeare. You can see them here. And there's more about the programme below.Further information has been released on the forthcoming... more
Jason Manford did an unexpected stand-up set last night - in the middle of classic musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.Manford is currently playing Caractacus Potts in the touring production and... more
Update 16/9: A new London date has just been added. It is at the Forum, NW5 on December 19 and tickets have just gone on sale here. Please note this one will be John Robins reading from his, erm... more
The Underbelly has announced a new batch of comedy shows running at this summer's Edinburgh Fringe.They include last year’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Simmons, while fellow... more
I hesitated before posting the news of Victoria Wood's death in case it was a hoax. She seemed so young and so active and I'd heard nothing about her being ill. The first reaction was disbelief. The... more
The BBC has reported that Victoria Wood has died. She had been suffering from cancer and was 62.Wood was a comedy pioneer both on the screen and onstage. After finding fame initially on TV... more
Filming starts this week on Fleabag, a brand new BBC Three comedy.The cast includes Olivia Colman (Rev, Peep Show, The Night Manager), Bill Paterson (Outlander, Sea of Souls, Dad’s Army), Hugh Dennis... more
Former BBC and Sky Head of Comedy Lucy Lumsden has signed a first look deal with ABC Studios as she launches her own company Yellow Door Productions.Lumsden left Sky in September saying that she... more
