James Corden and Mathew Baynton have received a Bafta TV Craft Awards nomination in the Writer: Comedy category for The Wrong Mans. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have also been nominated... more
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The historic market town of Barnard Castle is to get its own comedy festival. The County Durham town will welcome some of the world's top stand-ups for a jam-packed day of funnies at The Witham Arts... more
Russell Howard is set to host his first ever stand-up TV show on Comedy Central. The 10-part series, Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central, will air in late April.The series is filmed in front of a live... more
Sarah Millican has announced a major new UK tour. It is called Outsider and starts in Stockton on October 15, 2015 and at the moment finishes on September 23, 2016 in Leicester.Tickets go on sale to... more
Charlie Brooker is to make a special edition of his 'Wipe' programme to tie in with the forthcoming General Election. Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe will bring viewers a summary of the... more
The BBC press office must have been very pleased with itself when it came up with the idea of sending out invites to a screening of the new series of self-mocking satire W1A as if they had been sent... more
The BBC has announced a host of iPlayer exclusive programmes from comedians including Matt Berry, Frankie Boyle and Jo Brand, alongside new commissions from emerging British filmmakers, writers and... more
Stewart Lee has written an introduction to a forthcoming book about legendary musician Lee Hazlewood. Lee, Myself & I, by Berlin-based journalist Wyndham Wallace, is due to be published on May 19... more
Did Eddie Murphy make a comeback appearance in Los Angeles last night or didn't he?Reports said that Murphy did his first gig for over two decades at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Chortle said... more
Legendary US comedian Jackie Mason is returning to the UK for three gigs this June. The veteran comic will be at the Adelphi Theatre in London from June 1 - 3.Mason's new show will be an evening of... more
