Latest British Comedy News
Comedian sets up fund to help northern acts get online
Friday 29th May 2020
Comedian Red Redmond has launched The Real Northern Powerhouse, a fund to support comedy acts in the north of England who are affected by the coronavirus lockdown.
Room Next Door star Michael Spicer gets Radio 4 show
Friday 29th May 2020
Radio 4 is to broadcast Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, a comedy based on comedian Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom via his Room Next Door videos.
Infinite Monkey Cage to trial remote virtual audience recordings
Friday 29th May 2020
Radio 4 panel show The Infinite Monkey Cage is to be the first to trial a BBC remote virtual audience recording system. Audience members will be able to watch the recording via Zoom, where their laughter will be recorded.
Lee Mack to present TV talent contest for carpenters
Friday 29th May 2020
Lee Mack is to present The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, a series to air on Sky History in which 10 contestants compete to build and furnish a cabin in the middle of Epping Forest.
Agatha Raisin to return for Series 4
Friday 29th May 2020
Hit Sky One comedy drama Agatha Raisin, which stars Ashley Jensen as an amateur detective, is to return for a fourth series. The news is revealed ahead of Series 3 being broadcast next month.
Richard Ayoade to host BAFTA TV Awards
Friday 29th May 2020
Richard Ayoade has been announced as the host of the British Academy Television Awards, which will be shown on BBC One on Friday 31st July.
Wallace & Gromit to return via augmented reality app
Wednesday 27th May 2020
Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up is to be released this autumn, a new phone app that will offer augmented reality gameplay, in character phone calls, comic strips, and other technology to tell a new story.
Romesh Ranganathan to publish second memoir
Wednesday 27th May 2020
Romesh Ranganathan is to release a second volume of memoirs. As Good As It Gets: Life Lessons From A Reluctant Adult will be published in October.
Alan Partridge named Britain's best comedy character
Monday 25th May 2020
The TV show Britain's Greatest Comedy Character put Alan Partridge at the top of its results list. You can see a list of the full results here.
Birds Of A Feather lockdown special mooted
Saturday 23rd May 2020
A special lockdown episode of sitcom Birds Of A Feather has been mooted, amidst high ratings for a repeat run of the most recent series on ITV.
BBC One announces 2 new Jack Whitehall shows
Saturday 23rd May 2020
BBC One has commissioned two new comedies from Jack Whitehall. One is a series celebrating the UK's sporting history and triumphs, whilst a lockdown Father's Day special will see him visit his Dad.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in lockdown comedy Staged
Friday 22nd May 2020
BBC One is making Staged, a lockdown comedy series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
Sky confirms In The Long Run Series 3
Thursday 21st May 2020
A third series of In The Long Run, the sitcom created by Idris Elba, has been filmed. It'll be shown on Sky One from 22nd July.
BBC Three to broadcast Phoebe Walsh's Behind The Filter pilot
Thursday 21st May 2020
BBC Three is to publish Behind The Filter, a sitcom pilot about an online influencer's bleak off-screen life. Phoebe Walsh stars as the central character Ruby.
E4 commissions Remote Comedy From The Paddock
Wednesday 20th May 2020
E4 has ordered Remote Comedy From The Paddock, an online series in which comedians present stand-up, sketches, characters and musical comedy from their homes.
Pls Like to return for Series 3
Wednesday 20th May 2020
Pls Like, the mockumentary series spoofing YouTube influencers, is to return for a third series.
John Cleese writes a book about creativity
Wednesday 20th May 2020
John Cleese is to release a book he's written about how to be creative.
Best Comedy Podcast 2020 nominees revealed
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Brian & Roger, Dear Joan And Jericha, Josh Berry's Fake News, Kurupt FM, Mind Canyon and Off Menu are nominated in the British Podcast Awards.
Simon Farnaby developing golf film The Phantom Of The Open
Tuesday 19th May 2020
The Phantom Of The Open, a film about the world's worst golfer from Ghosts star Simon Farnaby, is edging closer to production, with Craig Roberts now attached as director.
Breeders Series 2 confirmed
Monday 18th May 2020
Breeders, the parenting comedy starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard, will return for a second series.