Latest British Comedy News
Tim Minchin's Upright returning for Series 2
Monday 27th September 2021
Tim Minchin's comedy drama Upright is returning to Sky Atlantic for a second series.
Will Mars wins Malcolm Hardee Award 2021
Monday 27th September 2021
Will Mars has won the 2021 Malcolm Hardee Award for Cunning Stunt, for organising his own publicity-generating joke competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sophie McCartney signs two book deal
Sunday 26th September 2021
Comedy writer and social media star Sophie McCartney has signed a two-book deal with publisher HarperCollins. Her first, Tired And Tested: The Wild Ride Into Parenthood, will be published in February 2022.
Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile
Sunday 26th September 2021
Steve Coogan is to take on his most serious role yet: playing Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series The Reckoning.
Sex Education Series 4 confirmed
Sunday 26th September 2021
Netflix has confirmed it has ordered a fourth series of Sex Education.
Funny Women Awards 2021 results
Friday 24th September 2021
The winners of the Funny Women Awards 2021 are Lara Ricote, Kathryn Bond, Ada Player, Hayley Morris and Sophie Duker.
Film stars revealed for Netflix show Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés
Friday 24th September 2021
Richard E. Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Four Weddings And A Funeral star Andie MacDowell and A Nightmare On Elm Street actor Robert Englund are among the film stars dissecting movie tropes in Netflix's upcoming Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés.
Nicola Walker and Sean Bean to star in Marriage
Friday 24th September 2021
Marriage, the forthcoming BBC One comedy drama by Mum creator Stefan Golaszewski, will star Nicola Walker and Sean Bean.
Frankie Boyle's New World Order returning for Series 5
Thursday 23rd September 2021
Frankie Boyle's New World Order is returning for a fifth series, but this time recording in the comedian's native Glasgow.
Derry Girls stars reunite for "Oirish" spoof as Channel 4 sitcom ends
Thursday 23rd September 2021
Channel 4 has confirmed that Derry Girls is to end after the forthcoming third series. But its stars Nicola Coughlan and Louisa Harland are reuniting for a new comedy podcast spoofing stage and screen 'Oirishness'.
Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams reunite for dark comedy film
Thursday 23rd September 2021
Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams star in black comedy film The Trouble With Jessica.
Newcastle named BBC's first City Of Comedy
Thursday 23rd September 2021
The BBC has announced that Newcastle-upon-Tyne will be the corporation's first City Of Comedy. It will hold a series of events in the city, and record the BBC New Comedy Awards final there.
Last Of The Summer Wine star Robert Fyfe dies aged 90
Thursday 23rd September 2021
Robert Fyfe, who played Howard in 23 series of Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 90.
Sharon Horgan writes and stars in Apple TV+ series Emerald
Tuesday 21st September 2021
Sharon Horgan has shot her next television project - Emerald, a comedy drama for Apple TV+, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal.
Joe Kent-Walters wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021
Tuesday 21st September 2021
Joe Kent-Walters has won the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021.
Tom Basden's sitcom Pandemonium ordered by BBC
Monday 20th September 2021
Plebs creator Tom Basden has landed a BBC One sitcom. Production is underway on six 30-minute episodes of Pandemonium, following on from a successful pilot that aired at Christmas.
Philomena Cunk returns to BBC Two
Monday 20th September 2021
Philomena Cunk is returning to BBC Two for Cunk On Earth, a series investigating science and technology.
Only Fools And Horses star John Challis dies aged 79
Sunday 19th September 2021
Actor and Only Fools And Horses icon John Challis has died at the age of 79.
Geoff Norcott turns 'agony uncle' for Radio 4's Never Kissed A Tory
Sunday 19th September 2021
Geoff Norcott has landed a Radio 4 show in which he plays "agony uncle" to disaffected people whose political opinions have made them unpopular with friends and family. Never Kissed A Tory will see the right-wing comic and guest comedians discuss the problems of people who've crossed "tribal faultlines in the culture war".
Brandon Burke wins BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020
Friday 17th September 2021
Brandon Burke has won the inaugural BCG Pro Performance Awards 2020 at a live final in central London.