The Underbelly has announced a new batch of comedy shows running at this summer's Edinburgh Fringe.They include last year’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Simmons, while fellow... more
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I hesitated before posting the news of Victoria Wood's death in case it was a hoax. She seemed so young and so active and I'd heard nothing about her being ill. The first reaction was disbelief. The... more
The BBC has reported that Victoria Wood has died. She had been suffering from cancer and was 62.Wood was a comedy pioneer both on the screen and onstage. After finding fame initially on TV... more
Filming starts this week on Fleabag, a brand new BBC Three comedy.The cast includes Olivia Colman (Rev, Peep Show, The Night Manager), Bill Paterson (Outlander, Sea of Souls, Dad’s Army), Hugh Dennis... more
Former BBC and Sky Head of Comedy Lucy Lumsden has signed a first look deal with ABC Studios as she launches her own company Yellow Door Productions.Lumsden left Sky in September saying that she... more
The legendary Roof Gardens in Kensington is staging its very first Comedy Festival on Sunday 26th June 2016. Katy Brand and Sam Simmons are among the performers who will be gigging From 3pm – 9pm... more
Eccentric musical comedian Reggie Watts is to play a one-off date at the Royal Festival Hall on July 16. This is the same day that he will be appearing at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk.The... more
A campaign has been launched to get BBC2's Live at the Apollo to feature veteran comic Jeff Innocent.There is currently a petition on change.org which supporters can sign here. It will be presented... more
Charlie Higson, Kerry Howard, Marcus Brigstocke and David Walliams are among the top comedians calling on secondary school students to become classroom jokers for a new comedy writing... more
Jason Manford and David Walliams are to be the two opposing captains in a new television panel game being tried out onstage next month.In Is This Your Life?, being developed for ITV1, teams will be... more
