Comedy favourites Kerry Godliman and John Finnemore are among the stars of a new family sitcom, Carters Get Rich, being made for Sky 1, which also stars Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek. ... more
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is nominated for a TV Choice Award. C4's mashed-up comedy quiz show is up for Best Entertainment Show alongside Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV),... more
Following last week's viral anti-Brexit monologue on his HBO show Last Week Tonight, John Oliver has responded this week with a shorter but equally angry rant about the result.In the passionate piece... more
The latest film from New Zealand director Taika Waititi has won a prestigious prize at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.Hunt for the Wilderpeople picked up the EIFF Audience... more
Stand-up comedian and blogger Moses Ali Khan won the Hot Water Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year competition last night in Liverpool.The comedian, who also specialises in memes, came top out of... more
Comedian Simon Brodkin attempted to interrupt a speech by Donald Trump about the Brexit vote at the Turnberry golf course in Scotland today.The Republican Presidential hopeful was about to speak when... more
Kate Phillips has been appointed Controller, Entertainment Commissioning. The role replaces Mark Linsey, who is now Director of BBC Studios.Phillips, who is currently Creative Director of... more
Griff Rhys Jones is to return to the stage to tour the UK with a new comedy show, Jones & Smith. Prompted by the death of his comedy partner Mel Smith, he will be sharing a series of... more
Star Wars star Mark Hamill has joined the cast for the new series of the Greg Davies sitcom Man Down on Channel 4.The third series, returning in July, will also feature actor Steven Berkoff as a... more
David Baddiel is one of the winners of the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards, known as “The Lollies”. These awards were created by Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of... more
