Latest British Comedy News
Windsor Davies dies aged 88
Saturday 19th January 2019
Comedy actor Windsor Davies - best known for playing the sergeant major in It Ain't Half Hot Mum - has died aged 88.
Missing Likely Lads and Till Death Us Do Part recovered
Friday 18th January 2019
Three missing sitcom episodes - two of The Likely Lads and one of Till Death Us Do Part - have been recovered and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray between January and March.
Mark Watson to host 26 hour live show
Wednesday 16th January 2019
To tie in with the London Marathon and the launch of a new podcast, Mark Watson is organising a 26.2 hour long live show featuring Rufus Hound, Sara Pascoe, Angela Barnes and many more.
Romesh's Look Back To The Future to return in 2019
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Sky comedy series Romesh's Look Back To The Future is to return in 2019.
Cast revealed for Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes
Wednesday 16th January 2019
The cast for Gold's forthcoming series Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes has been revealed. Kevin McNally, Robert Bathurst, Bernard Cribbins, Kevin Eldon, Mathew Horne, David Hayman and Tom Rosenthal will star.
Les Dennis to star in new film Sideshow
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Les Dennis is to play a washed-up psychic in a new black comedy film. Filming is now underway on Sideshow.
Stath Lets Flats to return for Series 2
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Stath Lets Flats, the Channel 4 sitcom written by and starring Jamie Demetriou, is to return for a second series.
Mackenzie Crook and Sarah Kendall win Writers' Guild Awards
Monday 14th January 2019
Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook and Radio 4 star Sarah Kendall are amongst the winners at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2019.
Comedy Central orders travel series The Comedy Bus
Monday 14th January 2019
Joel Dommett, Iain Stirling, Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell, Darren Harriott and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean will star in The Comedy Bus, a new travelogue series for Comedy Central.
Sky orders dead cop comedy series Code 404
Friday 11th January 2019
Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays will star in Code 404, a new Sky One comedy about two police detectives, one of whom has been brought back from the dead.
Matt Berry to star in BBC Two comedy about Brexit
Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Matt Berry is to star in The Road To Brexit, a one-off comedy for BBC Two that uses archive footage to satirise the UK's relationship with the EU.
Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93
Saturday 29th December 2018
Comic actor and sitcom star June Whitfield has died, aged 93.
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon plan The Trip To Greece
Friday 21st December 2018
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are reportedly planning a fourth series of The Trip. The series will see them travel to Greece.
BBC Three to commission In My Skin series
Friday 21st December 2018
BBC Three is to commission a series of In My Skin, its recent Welsh comedy drama pilot about a teenage girl struggling to hide the truth of her home life, with her mother sectioned in a mental health facility.
Still Open All Hours Series 6 confirmed
Friday 21st December 2018
Still Open All Hours is to return for a sixth series, the BBC has confirmed. Plotlines include a camping trip, Gastric dieting and Mr Newbold's new romance.
Stephen Mangan to star as Charles Dickens in Urban Myths episode
Friday 21st December 2018
Stephen Mangan will star as Charles Dickens in Bleak House Guest, a new comedy for the Sky Arts Urban Myths strand.
Judge Romesh Series 2 planned
Thursday 20th December 2018
Judge Romesh looks set to return for a second series, with more studio dates now booked for the courtroom-based comedy.
Karl Pilkington to return for Sick Of It Series 2
Thursday 20th December 2018
Sick Of It, the sitcom starring Karl Pilkington, is to return to Sky One for a second series.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 finalists announced
Wednesday 19th December 2018
The finalists for the prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 stand-up competition have been announced. The line-ups for The UK Pun Championships and The Silver Stand Up Competition have been revealed too.
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier to return in 2019
Wednesday 19th December 2018
Channel Dave has ordered 10 more episodes of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier. Series 2 will be shown in 2019.