Latest British Comedy News
Ashley Storrie starring in BBC autism comedy Dinosaur
Monday 8th March 2021
Comedian Ashley Storrie has filmed the pilot episode for a new BBC Three comedy drama about a young, undiagnosed autistic woman.
Comic Maddy Anholt to publish book on toxic relationships
Monday 8th March 2021
Comic writer, actor and author Maddy Anholt is to publish her first book, How To Leave Your Psychopath, about toxic relationships and coercive control.
Arthur Smith writing book and Radio 4 special about his father
Sunday 7th March 2021
Arthur Smith is turning his late father's life story into a Radio 4 special, and a book titled My Dad Was In Colditz.
John Cleese writes emu film with Rob Schneider
Saturday 6th March 2021
John Cleese has written a film with Deuce Bigalow star Rob Schneider... about Australia losing a war with emus.
Ignacio Lopez to record radio stand-up special
Thursday 4th March 2021
BBC Radio Wales will broadcast Ignacio Lopez: Spain's Greatest Export, a half-hour stand-up special from the Cardiff-based comedian.
Daisy May Cooper suspends own Instagram account in publishing row
Thursday 4th March 2021
Daisy May Cooper has apparently suspended her own Instagram account amidst a censorship row with the publisher of her memoir, announced only yesterday. However, it is unclear whether the argument is real or a publicity stunt.
Russell Brand to release audiobook about "the sacred in everyday life"
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Russell Brand is to release Revelation, a new audiobook exclusive to Audible in which he talks about "the meaning of life, death, and the sacred space in between".
Daisy May Cooper to publish memoir
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
This Country and Taskmaster star Daisy May Cooper has written a memoir. Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her will be published in October.
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is back for Series 3
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is returning for a third series. Production is underway on 8 new episodes of the Channel 4 consumer justice show.
Coma sitcom pilot Beep to air on the BBC this March
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
The BBC is piloting Beep, a tragi-comic sitcom about the family of a man in a long-term coma.
Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
Finding Alice to return for Series 2
Monday 1st March 2021
Finding Alice, the ITV comedy drama starring Keeley Hawes, is to return for a second series.
Comedian panel revealed for BBC One series This Is MY House
Monday 1st March 2021
Bill Bailey, Judi Love, Jamali Maddix and Emily Atack will act as the panel for This Is MY House, a new BBC One entertainment series presented by Stacey Dooley.
Guessable to return for second series
Monday 1st March 2021
Sara Pascoe is returning to host a second series of Guessable on Comedy Central. John Kearns, Alan Davies and Darren Harriott will also reprise their roles in 12 more episodes.
Leicester Comedy Festival 2021 Awards nominees
Friday 26th February 2021
The nominees have been announced for the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021. Nominees include Tim Key, Esther Manito, Stuart Laws and Fin Taylor.
BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Jason Manford, Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be amongst the hosts of Funny Festival Live, the nightly BBC Two stand-up series which starts on Sunday 7th March.
Billy Connolly to publish his autobiography in October
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Billy Connolly's autobiography is to be published this autumn. Windswept and Interesting will be available from 14th October.
Tom Allen to host Quizness on Channel 4
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Tom Allen is to host a Quizness, a Channel 4 game show that is described as "funny, fast-paced and brilliantly play-alongable".
Phil Wang to publish first book, Sidesplitter
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Phil Wang is to publish his first book, memoir Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once, with Hodder Studio in September. It will explore his experience of life with mixed cultural heritage.
