BBC Comedy and BBC Writersroom have launched the Felix Dexter Bursary for Comedy Writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgroundsBBC Comedy Commissioning has today invited comedy... more
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Kieran Hodgson has been nominated for the annual Times Breakthrough Award at the The South Bank Sky Arts Awards.Hodgson has been nominaed following the success of his Edinburgh Fringe show... more
Following a triumphant reunion in the UK last year, scooping the Edinburgh Comedy Award Spirit of the Fringe prize and receiving widespread critical acclaim, Australia’s controversial export... more
Comedy Central UK has acquired Rumpus Media’s Joel and Nish vs the World. It will air later this year on the channel.The six-part series follows comedians Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar as... more
London comedy club The 99 Club is launching a bursary for female performers taking their first full length solo show to the Edinburgh Festival. Shortlisted performers will appear in a showcase... more
Russell Kane's live Facebook broadcast of his entertainment and discussion show The Kaneing Live has notched up over 750,000 viewers.100,000 viewers tuned in to Monday night's show when it... more
Ricky Gervais has revealed that he has been thinking about make a new sitcom.In an interview in New York with Tim Goodman at the Kaufmann Concert Hall Gervais said that the story was about... more
Matt Lucas and Matt Berry have joined the line-up of Vic and Bob's Big Night Out.Among the roles they will be taking on Lucas will be playing singer Rag n Bone Man. Bob Mortimer posted the picture... more
Update 25/5: Jason Manford's Twitter account has now returned.Comedian Jason Manford appears to have deleted his Twitter account.This follows the stand-up being attacked online for his comments... more
Who Will Save The Sitcom? This was the title of a panel event at the Museum of Comedy last night, organised by Dave Cohen, Chair of Writers' Guild of Great Britain's Comedy Committee. Among those who... more
