Kayvan Novak, the star of C4's prank show Fonejacker, is working on a new show for BBC Radio 4.The Celebrity Voicemail Show is an entirely fictitious comedy show written, improvised and starring... more
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Tommy Tiernan, Mark Watson and Nick Helm have been confirmed as the headliners for a three-day festival in Wells in Somerset to celebrate 10 years of the county’s Long Paws Comedy ClubComics playing... more
Comedian Mitch Benn is recording two special radio shows paying tribute to two musical icons, David Bowie and Bob Dylan.At 7.15pm on Wednesday 13 May at RADA Studios in Central London he will be... more
Ventriloquist Keith Harris has died.Harris, who was 67, was most famous for his work with Orville the duck. His agent Robert C Kelly said on Twitter: "Sad to announce death from cancer of my... more
Programme-makers and talent spotters need to look beyond the Edinburgh Fringe when searching for tomorrow’s stars. And particularly when searching for tomorrow's female stars. That was one of the... more
Sandi Toksvig is to step down from Radio 4 comedy show The News Quiz at the end of the next series.Toksvig, who has hosted the show for 28 series in nine years and chaired over 220 episodes, will... more
Sitcom Still Game was the big winner at the Scottish Comedy Awards. The results were announced tonight in Glasgow and the sitcom and live show bagged two prizes, for Best Event and Best TV Show... more
The Barclaycard British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park has announced its comedy line-up for June 22 – 25. The nightly headliners are American Rich Hall ... more
Samantha Baines has been crowned the winner of the third What The Frock! Newcomer of the Year Award. The competition was launched in 2012 to champion up and coming female comedy talent, to celebrate... more
No, he hasn't ditched Robert Webb and formed a new comedy double act with Jeremy Paxman. But David Mitchell will be temporarily teaming up with the former Newsnight anchor to present an all-... more
