Bob Einstein, who played Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died. He was 76.Einstein's character, who often argued and fell out with his golfing buddy Larry David, appeared in nearly... more
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Streaming service Netflix is facing criticism for dropping an episode of it's latest stand-up series following complaints from the Saudi Arabian government.Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj has... more
The Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) Prize has announced that they are joining forces with HarperFiction. The publisher will offer the winning aspiring, comic female novelist a publishing... more
NBC’s comedy 30 Rock is coming to the streaming service All 4. The first two seasons are available now, with the rest arriving at a later date.Written by and starring Tina Fey (... more
It had already been a bad year for comedy industry deaths even before the late-breaking news that legend Dame June Whitfield had died. In her case one can at least say that she had a good innings.... more
The final of the Get-Up, Stand-Up competition took place last night at the Comedy Pub in London, SW1.After ten heats and three semi-finals eleven acts fought it out to be the funniest of the evening... more
Update: Radio 4 is airing an interview with June Whitfield and Joanna Lumley at 1.30pm today (Sunday) Comedy legend Dame June Whitfield has died. She was 93.Whitfield was a stalwart of British... more
The final of the Get-Up, Stand-Up competition takes place tonight (December 29) at the Comedy Pub in London, SW1.After ten heats and three semi-finals eleven acts will fight it out to be the funniest... more
Daniel Sloss is the only UK comic to make the Best Comedy Specials list compiled by US website The Interrobang. Fans can now vote for their favourite out of this year's list. Sloss is... more
Comedian Michael Palin has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours List. He is recognised for services to travel, culture and geography.Palin, 75, who recently presented a... more
