Comedian Frank Skinner and IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson are among the four creative people who are stepping out of their comfort zone and writing their debut plays, which will then be... more
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BBC Three is to air new Australian comedy-drama series 600 Bottles of Wine. The four-part short form series was acquired from Escapade Media and will be available to watch on BBC Three from 10am... more
Acclaimed American comedian Jen Kirkman is returning to the UK for a one-off show following a successful run at the Soho Theatre. Renowned for her “confessional and fearless comedy” (New York... more
Togas ahoy! ITV2's hit sitcom Plebs is being released on DVD later this month and Beyond The Joke is giving readers the chance to win a boxed set featuring all four series plus lots of extras. Two... more
Jamie Redknapp and Freddie Flintoff are back on the road filming A League of Their Own: European Roadtrip for Sky One and streaming service NOW TV.After the success of the two previous series of A... more
The Bafta Television Awards have taken place in London at a ceremony hosted by Sue Perkins.The comedy-related winners are below.Best Entertainment Programme went to Britain's Got Talent.Best Female... more
American cop series Brooklyn Nine Nine lives to fight crime another day thanks to another network picking it up.Following the news that Fox was no longer going to make the show NBC has announced that... more
A 76-year-old political scientist has become embroiled in a dispute after making a joke while travelling in a lift.According to a report in the Atlantic, when someone asked what floor people wanted... more
Comedian Lee Mack and Peep Show star Olivia Colman are among the subjects of the next series of Who Do You Think You Are?Series fifteen reveals shocking discoveries, laughter and tears along the way... more
Joel Dommett is hosting an all-star Comic Relief live fundraiser later this month.The show is on Wednesday May 30 and the line-up will also include Sofie Hagen, Larry Dean, Angela Barnes,... more
