American comedian Garry Shandling has died. He was 66.Shandling was best known as the star of chat show satire The Larry Sanders Show. Before that he broke through with the postmodern sitcom It's... more
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The Edinburgh Fringe's C venues has announced a new flagship venue. It will be the Edinburgh landmark, Saint Stephen’s in Stockbridge.The A-listed building, which dates back to the 1820s, has... more
The first batch of comedy and cabaret acts for this year's Latitude Festival have been confirmed.The major headliner is Russell Howard, doing a rare top-of-the-bill show ahead of his next world tour... more
Ricky Gervais has released a trailer for his forthcoming film Special Correspondents.The film is written and directed by Gervais who also co-stars alongside Eric Bana and Vera Farmiga... more
Peter Serafinowicz is to star as a superhero.According to reports coming out of America, the comedian/actor/voiceover genius is set to play the title role in The Tick. Amazon is to make a pilot... more
Applications have now opened for the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2016.Last year's winner was Yuriko Kotani. Recent winners include Angela Barnes, Steve Bujega and Lucy Beaumont. The competition... more
C4's Catastrophe and E4's Chewing Gum were among the big winners at the RTS Awards last night.Catastrophe, by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, won Best Scripted Comedy and Comedy Writing. Michaela... more
John Cleese has hit out at Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the unofficial homage to the legendary TV series written by Cleese and Connie Booth. In an interview he has talked about taking legal... more
Stand up comedian Kerry Godliman has announced a UK tour.Godliman is best known for being one of the co-stars of the Ricky Gervais series Derek. She also recently appeared in the Comedy Playhouse... more
Joseph Morpurgo was the big winner at the Chortle Awards tonight (Tuesday). The comedian won three awards – Best Breakthrough Act, Innovation and Comedians’ Comedian.Peter Kay won two awards. Car... more
