Canadian miscreants Trailer Park Boys are to tour the UK.Robb Wells (Ricky), John Paul Tremblay (Julian) and Mike Smith (Bubbles) have created loyal and loveable... more
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The first episode of the new sitcom starring John Cleese and Alison Steadman has been a ratings success for the BBC.The series launched on BBC One on Sunday night with a peak audience of 7.2m. The... more
Online comedy series Miss Holland will debut new episodes for BBC Three from mid-March. The new episodes will see Eline Van Der Velden’s crude, rude, Dutch beauty queen alter-ego return to... more
A new comedy club is opening. London’s Live Comedy (LLC), at 28a Leicester Square, is aiming to have the funniest, freshest and most innovative comedy club in the UK, with the biggest and most... more
Physicist Stephen Hawking is set to join the cast of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase.The cult classic is returning to Radio 4 in March to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Douglas... more
Some of the top rising stars of the stand-up comedy scene have filmed extended sets this weekend for Live From The BBC, the BBC Three series that showcases new talent.Among the perfomers who have... more
Four full-length shows by James Acaster are to be streamed on Netflix. They will be available from March 27, which means that by the end of March Acaster will have more shows on the global streaming... more
Comedians Jonny Donahoe and Josie Long are expecting their first child. Except that they weren’t expecting to have a child now, and they are totally clueless. If you’ve not had children and have... more
The shortlist has been announced for Find Me Funny, the BBC Cymru Wales search for the next generation of comedy writers. From this shortlist up to three new comedy pilots will be made for BBC One... more
Seinfeld/Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has posted the first post-operation picture of herself on social media following her treatment for breast cancer.Above the picture in which she was smiling... more