Latest British comedy news
Paddy McGuinness to tour for the first time since 2016
Monday 4th December 2023
Paddy McGuinness: Nearly There will run from October 2024 to March 2025.
Sallyann Fellowes wins Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian 2023
Sunday 3rd December 2023
Sallyann Fellowes has been crowned the winner of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2023 competition. Christian Jegard was runner-up, with Hugh Peacocke third.
Alternative comedian Tony Allen dies aged 78
Saturday 2nd December 2023
Tony Allen, one of the founders of the alternative comedy movement, has died aged 78.
Tez Ilyas to tour again in 2024
Saturday 2nd December 2023
Tez Ilyas: After Eight will run across September to November 2024.
Actress Brigit Forsyth dies aged 83
Friday 1st December 2023
Sitcom actress Brigit Forsyth has died at the age of 83. She was best known for roles in Still Open All Hours and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?.
Ofcom says TV comedy still 'at risk'
Thursday 30th November 2023
Ofcom, the regulatory body for television, radio, video-on-demand and similar services, says comedy on TV is still "at risk", in its sixth annual report on the BBC.
Caroline Quentin announces live tour
Thursday 30th November 2023
Jonathan Creek and Men Behaving Badly star Caroline Quentin is to tour the UK in February and March 2024 with a live show linked to her book Drawn To The Garden.
David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood's first sitcom partly recovered
Thursday 30th November 2023
The first ever sitcom from David Nobbs (The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin) and Peter Tinniswood (I Didn't Know You Cared), as well as a long-forgotten comedy from Johnny Speight, are amongst missing episodes to have been recovered in 2023, ahead of a screening this weekend.
Alistair Williams wins British Comedian Of The Year 2023 competition
Thursday 30th November 2023
Alistair Williams has won the British Comedian Of The Year competition.
Broadcast Awards 2024 comedy nominees revealed
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Black Ops, Changing Ends, Dreaming Whilst Black, Everyone Else Burns, Juice and The Change are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2024.
Matt Smith to take on Nick Cave's The Death Of Bunny Munro
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Matt Smith will star in a Sky Atlantic TV adaptation of acclaimed musician Nick Cave's darkly comic novel The Death Of Bunny Munro.
'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' confirm 2024 tour dates
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will tour again in 2024.
Sports Funniest 2023 With Greg James to air on Sky Max
Tuesday 28th November 2023
One-off comedy show Sports Funniest 2023 With Greg James will air on Sky Max this December, with Maisie Adam and Guz Khan amongst those looking back at sporting moments from the last 12 months.
Grace Campbell announces her biggest UK tour to date
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Grace Campbell Is On Heat will tour the UK in October and November 2024.
All Killa No Filla tour announced to celebrate 10th anniversary
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rachel Fairburn are to embark on a ten date live tour to celebrate a decade of their true crime comedy podcast All Killa No Filla.
Jamie Demetriou wins Rose d'Or Award
Tuesday 28th November 2023
A Whole Life With Jamie Demetriou has won the international Rose d'Or Award for Comedy Entertainment.
The Flatshare team making The Road Trip rom-com for Paramount+
Monday 27th November 2023
Paramount+ has ordered its second romantic comedy series based on a Beth O'Leary novel, The Road Trip, starring Everything I Know About Love's Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson and Rye Lane breakout David Jonsson.
Joe Lycett to investigate water companies spilling sewage
Monday 27th November 2023
Joe Lycett is to take on water companies and the sewage crisis for a new TV special.
Dawn French Is A Huge Twat special to air on BBC One this Christmas
Monday 27th November 2023
Dawn French has landed a stand-up special, bringing her show Dawn French Is A Huge Twat to BBC One this Christmas. Recorded at the London Palladium, the show will also be available on iPlayer.
John Bishop announces 2024 tour
Monday 27th November 2023
John Bishop will tour stand-up show Back At It between March and November 2024.