Latest British comedy news
Rob Auton to tour his 11th show in 2025
Friday 26th July 2024
Rob Auton: The Eyes Open and Shut Show will tour between January and April 2025.
British Podcast Awards 2024 shortlists 8 shows for Best Comedy
Thursday 25th July 2024
Daisy May Cooper, Alan Partridge, James Acaster, Kathy Burke and Joanne McNally are amongst the nominees for the British Podcast Awards 2024.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 judging panel revealed
Thursday 25th July 2024
Nana Hughes, Head of Comedy at ITV, will chair the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 judging panel.
Ania Magliano and Adjani Salmon amongst Sky Arts Awards 2024 nominees
Thursday 25th July 2024
Blindboyboatclub, Fern Brady and Julia Masli are nominated in the comedy category for the Sky Arts Awards 2024, whilst Ania Magliano and Adjani Salmon are nominated in the breakthrough category.
Britain's Got Talent star Alex Mitchell announces debut tour
Wednesday 24th July 2024
Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection will run from February to May 2025.
Brendan O'Carroll pilots men's mental health sitcom Shedites for BBC
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Brendan O'Carroll and the Mrs Brown's Boys team are piloting Shedites, a new sitcom for BBC One about lonely men and their sheds, written by Paddy Houlihan and set to star O'Carroll and Tommy Cannon.
Phil Wang and Susie Dent to host Unspeakable for Radio 4
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Radio 4 has ordered a series of word-based panel show Unspeakable, hosted by Phil Wang and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent, to air later this year.
Ken Cheng to tour The Big Brain Show in 2025
Monday 22nd July 2024
Ken Cheng is to tour new stand-up offering The Big Brain Show for People with 3,000 IQ in 2025.
Rachel Fairburn to tour stand-up and character show Side-Eye in 2025
Monday 22nd July 2024
Rachel Fairburn: Side-Eye will tour 32 venues between February and April 2025.
Nick Mohammed to return as Mr Swallow in 2025 tour Show Pony
Monday 22nd July 2024
Nick Mohammed is to tour in the spring of 2025 with Show Pony, a format described by his character Mr Swallow as "payback for everyone who didn't come to the last tour".
'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Monday 22nd July 2024
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner revive Struck Off And Die for Radio 4
Thursday 18th July 2024
Dr Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner are reviving their medical comedy double act, Struck Off And Die, after 25 years, for Doctor On Hold, a new Radio 4 series next year.
Sophie Willan steps in for Never Mind The Buzzcocks captaincy
Thursday 18th July 2024
Daisy May Cooper is stepping aside as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with comedian Sophie Willan and guest musicians, including Courtney Love and Beth Ditto, deputising in her place when the show returns later this year. However, Cooper will return for a Christmas episode of the Sky Max music panel show.
French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle returning to Radio 4
Wednesday 17th July 2024
French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle are returning to Radio 4, with the channel recommissioning Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? and Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar, as well as Olga Koch: Ok Computer and the latest stand-up series from Ashley Blaker, Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations.
Icklewick FM returning to Radio 4, with series in active talks for TV
Tuesday 16th July 2024
The Delightful Sausage's Radio 4 sitcom Icklewick FM is returning for a second series, with active discussions about a television version, Amy Gledhill has revealed. She and her double act partner Chris Cantrill are also developing a game show for broadcast.
Philomena Cunk to publish The World According To Cunk this autumn
Sunday 14th July 2024
Philomena Cunk has written her second book, The World According To Cunk: An Illustrated History Of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting, described as "an easy-clean history of all world history so far".
Live comedy estimated to be worth over £1billion to the UK economy
Sunday 14th July 2024
A partnership of organisations have, with the help of an industry survey, calculated that the live comedy sector is worth in excess of £1billion to the UK economy each year.
Ricky Gervais assembles cast for cat-based animation series
Saturday 13th July 2024
Ricky Gervais is overseeing a new animated series about "a bunch of cats", a project that sees him reunited with After Life stars including Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tom Basden, Tony Way and Diane Morgan.
G'wed recommissioned for two series
Friday 12th July 2024
ITV's hit new comedy G'wed has been given a third series, before the second has even aired.
Katherine Ryan documentary series to return
Friday 12th July 2024
Katherine Ryan will return for a second series of the U&W TV format which follows her and her family. The four new episodes will be titled At Home With Katherine Ryan.