Comedian and actor Aisling Bea has been cast in a new comedy pilot for American broadcaster NBC.Trade bible Variety has reported that the single-camera comedy will show one woman’s unfiltered take on... more
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Following a highly successful Edinburgh Festival run, comedian and NHS junior doctor Ed Patrick has launched the new podcast of his Comedians’ Surgery where comedians join Ed to discuss their real-... more
BBC Radio 2 has announced a range of new one-off comedy commissions featuring a mix of celebrity panel shows, quizzes and situation comedies.A raft of famous names run through the these unique shows... more
A comedy gala will take place on Monday 21 May in support of comedian Louise Reay at the Lyric Theatre in London. Comedians confirmed to perform include Aisling Bea, Sara Pascoe, Nish... more
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones, Adam Kay, Robin Ince, Francesca Martinez, Nick Revell and Simon Day are among the names appearing at the forthcoming Laugharne Weekend. The unique event takes... more
Stewart Lee's latest show is to be filmed for DVD release and download and, according to his latest newsletter, also for BBC broadcast.No further information has been released by Lee at this stage... more
Assembly Festival (1-27 August) has announced more of its 2018 programme. New shows include New Perspectives’ stage adaptation of The Fishermen presented in association with HOME. This... more
Festival No.6 has revealed the first names on this year’s comedy line-up at The Gatehouse as part of the Arts and Culture programme. With a mixture of heritage names and emerging talent, this year is... more
The writers of This Country, Inside No. 9, Car Share and Catastrophe have been shortlisted for Wrier: Comedy Awards in the British Academy Television Craft Awards Nominations in 2018.The... more
Film star and comedy legend Robin Williams allegedly groped his co-star in TV show Mork and Mindy.Pam Dawber, who played Mindy during the series which ran from 1978 to 1982, says the star would grab... more
