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
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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
A British independent short film starring comedians Richard Herring and Rachel Stubbings has won an award at a Paris Film Festival.While You Were Away, directed by Ben Mallaby and written by Gabriel... more
Kerry Howard has been cast as the young Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC's forthcoming prequel of classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.Howard, who is Russell Howard's sister in real-life, is best known... more
Comedy radio station Radio Active is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe after a 27-year break. The original cast including Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton... more
Howard Marks, the reformed former drug trafficker known as "Mr Nice" has died. He was 70 and had been suffering from cancer.Although he was not a stand-up comedian he was a hugely entertaining... more
If you've enjoyed prog rocker Brian Pern on television you can now get him on DVD too. His three acclaimed series – The Life of Rock, A Life In Rock and 45 Years of Prog Rock – are now available... more
Musical group Four Femmes on the Thames are the winners of 2016's Musical Comedy Awards.The Grand Final was held at the Udderbelly, where the jazzy, comic band consisting of four female singers and... more
