Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has received complaints about a joke about Greta Thunberg told by comedian Rosie Jones on the Last Leg's New Year's Eve Special on Channel 4.On the show, fronted by Adam... more
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Fans of BAFTA award-winning comedy This Country can get a sneak preview of the new series at a one-off screening.BBC Three is bringing the series back to its Cotswold roots on Thursday 23 January -... more
Daniel Kitson is to host a special fundraising gig in aid of Social Activism and Stop Food Poverty.Appearing alongside Kitson at the Union Chapel in London on January 18 will be Bridget Christie,... more
Jason Manford is the host of First And Last, a brand new game show that will put contestants through a succession of ingenious rounds, all of which have one golden rule - players mustn’t come first... more
The Tuckers is a brand new comedy on BBC One Wales. The six-part sitcom, written by and starring comic actor Steve Spiers (Stella, Upstart Crow, Pirates Of The Caribbean), follows the fortunes of the... more
A new comedy festival is to launch in France.Let’s Get Comédie will take place in the Portes Soleil ski area in Les Gets from January 20 - 24 and will feature a mix of English-speaking and... more
As I've written elsewhere, difficult times make for difficult comedies and there have been some shows in 2019 that barely fit into the traditional comedy template. You can read about those here ... more
The new sitcom from the team behind Outnumbered starring Brenda Blethyn is being filmed in January and February 2020 and you can apply for free tickets here at the link below.In Kate and Koji Blethyn... more
In a repeat of last year’s result, Nottingham-based Scott Bennett (pictured) has been named Best Act at Midlands Comedy Awards 2019, with Josh Pugh once again taking the runner-up spot.However, Josh... more
There have been reports that musician and comedian Neil Innes has died. He was 75.Innes was best known for his work with The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles. He wrote The Bonzo's single I'... more
