British Comedy Guide 2018 news archive
Here is a list of all the news stories we published in 2018.
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Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93
Saturday 29th December 2018 -
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon plan The Trip To Greece
Friday 21st December 2018 -
BBC Three to commission In My Skin series
Friday 21st December 2018 -
Still Open All Hours Series 6 confirmed
Friday 21st December 2018 -
Stephen Mangan to star as Charles Dickens in Urban Myths episode
Friday 21st December 2018 -
Judge Romesh Series 2 planned
Thursday 20th December 2018 -
Karl Pilkington to return for Sick Of It Series 2
Thursday 20th December 2018 -
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 finalists announced
Wednesday 19th December 2018 -
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier to return in 2019
Wednesday 19th December 2018 -
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared pilot selected for Sundance 2019
Tuesday 18th December 2018 -
Alan Partridge radio series to be released on vinyl
Tuesday 18th December 2018 -
Fearne Cotton leaves Celebrity Juice
Tuesday 18th December 2018 -
David Schwimmer to star in Sky comedy
Tuesday 18th December 2018 -
Kiri Pritchard-McLean to host Newsjack
Wednesday 12th December 2018 -
Count Arthur Strong announces 2019 tour
Wednesday 12th December 2018 -
Midlands Comedy Awards 2018 winners
Wednesday 12th December 2018 -
Emily Atack announces stand-up tour
Tuesday 11th December 2018 -
Comedy Central orders more online series
Monday 10th December 2018 -
ChuckleVision amongst I Talk Telly Awards 2018 winners
Sunday 9th December 2018 -
Cast revealed for Richard Branson comedy Island Of Dreams
Saturday 8th December 2018 -
Baddiel & Skinner to reunite to sing Three Lions
Saturday 8th December 2018 -
Andie MacDowell is the new Cuckoo in the Thompson nest
Friday 7th December 2018 -
Ben Elton announces 2019 tour
Friday 7th December 2018 -
Victoria Wood statuettes on sale
Thursday 6th December 2018 -
Jack Whitehall leads all-star voice cast for The Queen's Corgi
Thursday 6th December 2018 -
Tess Daly to appear in new CBBC comedy drama Almost Never
Thursday 6th December 2018 -
Four Weddings And A Funeral cast reunite for Red Nose Day
Thursday 6th December 2018 -
Comic Relief announces all-star Wembley Arena gig
Wednesday 5th December 2018 -
Cast revealed for Steve Coogan film Greed
Wednesday 5th December 2018 -
Jason Manford named UK's Hardest Working Comedian 2018
Wednesday 5th December 2018 -
Janine Harouni wins Laughing Horse New Act competition
Tuesday 4th December 2018 -
Writers' Guild Awards 2019 shortlist
Tuesday 4th December 2018 -
Comedy Central to reboot Blockbusters with Dara O Briain
Monday 3rd December 2018 -
Filming resumes on White Gold Series 2
Thursday 29th November 2018 -
Jonathan Pie 2019 tour announced
Wednesday 28th November 2018 -
Josh Widdicombe announces 2019 tour
Wednesday 28th November 2018 -
Mark Steel to tour in 2019
Wednesday 28th November 2018 -
Eddie Izzard announces 2019 Wunderbar tour
Wednesday 28th November 2018 -
Kevin Bridges gets Ticketmaster Ticket Of The Year title
Tuesday 27th November 2018 -
Dane Baptiste sitcom Sunny D to be remade in USA
Monday 26th November 2018 -
Not Going Out Christmas special to be broadcast live
Monday 26th November 2018 -
So Awkward wins at Children's BAFTAs
Monday 26th November 2018 -
Benidorm movie planned
Monday 26th November 2018 -
Still Game Series 9 to be shown on BBC Scotland in February 2019
Thursday 22nd November 2018 -
Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Thursday 22nd November 2018 -
BBC Radio reveals Christmas 2018 comedy highlights
Thursday 22nd November 2018 -
Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2019
Wednesday 21st November 2018 -
High Hopes star Robert Blythe dies aged 71
Wednesday 21st November 2018 -
John Bluthal dies aged 89
Saturday 17th November 2018 -
BBC Scotland unveils Funny Firsts comedy season
Thursday 15th November 2018 -
Cast revealed for BBC Three comedy drama Back To Life
Thursday 15th November 2018 -
Dominic Cooper to star in Sky comedy pilot Peacock
Wednesday 14th November 2018 -
The Inbetweeners to host 10 year birthday show
Wednesday 14th November 2018 -
BBC Wales renews Tourist Trap and The Tuckers
Tuesday 13th November 2018 -
Radio 4 reveals new comedy shows for 2019
Tuesday 13th November 2018 -
Harry Enfield to play Richard Branson in new BBC comedy
Tuesday 13th November 2018 -
Ben Elton to return to stand-up comedy
Friday 9th November 2018 -
Radio 4 sitcom Party to return for one-off special
Friday 9th November 2018 -
Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new Dad's Army
Friday 9th November 2018 -
Katherine Ryan creates Netflix sitcom The Duchess
Thursday 8th November 2018 -
Top cast for Vic & Bob film The Glove
Thursday 8th November 2018 -
Russell Howard 2019 tour tickets on sale
Thursday 8th November 2018 -
Al Murray to host pub quiz show on Quest
Wednesday 7th November 2018 -
Sara Pascoe to host Comedians Giving Lectures pilot
Tuesday 6th November 2018 -
Burnistoun to return to TV
Tuesday 6th November 2018 -
Patricia Hodge to star in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show
Tuesday 6th November 2018 -
Paddington 3 in development
Tuesday 6th November 2018 -
Little & Large to reunite on stage
Monday 5th November 2018 -
Your Face Or Mine gets fifth series
Monday 5th November 2018 -
BFI announces Morecambe & Wise and Sid James recoveries
Monday 5th November 2018 -
Scot Squad wins at Scottish BAFTAs
Monday 5th November 2018 -
I Talk Telly Award nominations published
Saturday 3rd November 2018 -
Still Game launches Final Farewell live show
Friday 2nd November 2018 -
Asim Chaudhry & Stephen Merchant join BBC Christmas comedy
Thursday 1st November 2018 -
Leicester launches UK Kids' Comedy Festival
Thursday 1st November 2018 -
BBC Sounds launch opens up Radio 4 comedy archive
Tuesday 30th October 2018 -
Channel Dave orders pizza delivery sitcom Sliced
Tuesday 30th October 2018 -
Anna Spark wins Beat The Frog World Series 2018
Tuesday 30th October 2018 -
Mr Bean now has over 10 million YouTube subscribers
Monday 29th October 2018 -
The Fast Show cast consider 25th anniversary special
Monday 29th October 2018 -
Jimmy Carr announces 2019 and 2020 tour dates
Thursday 25th October 2018 -
People Just Do Nothing to be piloted in America
Thursday 25th October 2018 -
Kenny Everett's Thames Video Shows coming to DVD
Wednesday 24th October 2018 -
Filming starts on BBC One series Mister Winner
Wednesday 24th October 2018 -
Sky to pilot Comedians Watching Football With Friends
Wednesday 24th October 2018 -
Kevin Bridges receives award from Glasgow arena
Wednesday 24th October 2018 -
Dave's Advent Calendar to include 24 comedy shorts
Wednesday 24th October 2018 -
Jonathan Ross to present Morecambe & Wise In America
Tuesday 23rd October 2018 -
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Musical to tour in 2019
Monday 22nd October 2018 -
Museum Of Curiosity to record all-star special edition
Friday 19th October 2018 -
Comedy 50:50 initiative launched to address gender imbalance
Friday 19th October 2018 -
This Is Jinsy duo return with musical album
Thursday 18th October 2018 -
Chris Ramsey gets stand-up special
Wednesday 17th October 2018 -
Comic documentary about failure in development
Monday 15th October 2018 -
Martin Freeman to star in new Sky sitcom Breeders
Monday 15th October 2018 -
Daniel Mays to star in Sky comedy pilot Code 404
Thursday 11th October 2018 -
Greg Davies to host Royal Variety Performance 2018
Wednesday 10th October 2018 -
Alan Davies sitcom Whites to be remade in America
Wednesday 10th October 2018 -
Only Fools And Horses to return as stage musical
Monday 8th October 2018 -
Ray Galton dies aged 88
Saturday 6th October 2018 -
Laura Monmoth wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award 2018
Saturday 6th October 2018 -
New neighbours join Two Doors Down Series 4 as regular characters
Saturday 6th October 2018 -
Michael McIntyre sets sales record at O2 Arena
Saturday 6th October 2018 -
The Glee comedy club chain to launch Glasgow venue
Friday 5th October 2018 -
Al Murray announces 2019 tour
Wednesday 3rd October 2018 -
Cast list revealed for Horrible Histories: The Movie
Wednesday 3rd October 2018 -
Armstrong & Miller reunite to host ITV comedy and magic special
Tuesday 2nd October 2018 -
Gold to recreate lost Dad's Army episodes with new cast
Saturday 29th September 2018 -
Filming under way on BBC sitcom Don't Forget The Driver
Saturday 29th September 2018 -
Comedy producer Ernest Maxin dies aged 95
Thursday 27th September 2018 -
Barry Cryer receives British Music Hall Society award
Thursday 27th September 2018 -
Vic & Bob to make a film about Michael Jackson's glove
Thursday 27th September 2018 -
Alan Carr to host pilot show focused on TV clips
Thursday 27th September 2018 -
Sky orders second series of Romesh Ranganathan sitcom
Thursday 27th September 2018 -
Armando Iannucci amongst BAFTA Scotland nominees
Wednesday 26th September 2018 -
David Walliams films The Midnight Gang
Wednesday 26th September 2018 -
Tony Robinson suggests Blackadder Series 5
Wednesday 26th September 2018 -
Comedy Central announces stand-up specials
Wednesday 26th September 2018 -
Romesh Ranganathan announces 2019 tour
Wednesday 26th September 2018 -
Simon Nye and Sophie Clarke-Jervoise launch Genial Productions
Tuesday 25th September 2018 -
Sky Comedy Shorts 2018 launched
Monday 24th September 2018 -
Mel & Sue to star in Sky sitcom Hitmen
Monday 24th September 2018 -
In The Long Run Series 2 confirmed
Monday 24th September 2018 -
David Walliams to star in Sue Townsend comedy The Queen And I
Friday 21st September 2018 -
Horrible Histories to return for Series 8 and feature film
Thursday 20th September 2018 -
Filming starts on Hold The Sunset Series 2
Thursday 20th September 2018 -
BBC Two to broadcast new Ken Dodd documentary
Wednesday 19th September 2018 -
Two Doors Down Series 4 confirmed
Wednesday 19th September 2018 -
Denis Norden dies aged 96
Wednesday 19th September 2018 -
ITV orders more Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Monday 17th September 2018 -
Comedy Central orders Roast Battle Series 3
Monday 17th September 2018 -
Detectorists wins international Rose d'Or Award
Thursday 13th September 2018 -
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam to star in TV sitcom pilot
Thursday 13th September 2018 -
ITV2 to launch comedy entertainment show Don't Hate The Playaz
Wednesday 12th September 2018 -
BBC buys new Ben Wheatley film for Christmas broadcast
Monday 10th September 2018 -
Adam Hills announces book tour
Monday 10th September 2018 -
Series 4 for Insert Name Here
Monday 10th September 2018 -
Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2018 shortlist
Monday 10th September 2018 -
Steve Coogan and David Mitchell to star in super-rich satire
Friday 7th September 2018 -
Celebrity Juice recording stopped by power cut
Thursday 6th September 2018 -
BBC Three orders second Man Like Mobeen
Wednesday 5th September 2018 -
Chabuddy G announces How To Be A Man book
Tuesday 4th September 2018 -
Rob Beckett to tour in 2019 with Wallop!
Tuesday 28th August 2018 -
Comedy Poster Awards winners revealed
Monday 27th August 2018 -
Rose Matafeo wins Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018
Saturday 25th August 2018 -
Comedians' Choice Awards 2018 winners revealed
Saturday 25th August 2018 -
Danny Garnell wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2018
Thursday 23rd August 2018 -
Derry Girls wins Edinburgh TV Festival comedy award
Thursday 23rd August 2018 -
The Ranganation ordered by BBC Two
Thursday 23rd August 2018 -
Filming starts on Fleabag Series 2
Thursday 23rd August 2018 -
Plebs returns to ITV2 for fifth series
Thursday 23rd August 2018 -
Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2018
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Tom Davis gets BBC One sitcom
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
BBC to launch new sitcom set in Scarborough
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Comedy Central commissions Amusical TV pilot
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Mark Strong to star in Sky comedy thriller Temple
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Channel 4 orders new series hosted by Mo Gilligan
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
The Big Narstie Show Series 2 confirmed
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
The End Of The F***ing World Series 2 confirmed
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Lee And Dean Series 2 confirmed
Wednesday 22nd August 2018 -
Sky confirms new comedy series Brassic
Tuesday 21st August 2018 -
Tania Edwards wins Amused Moose Comedy Award 2018
Monday 20th August 2018 -
Seann Walsh joins Strictly Come Dancing 2018
Friday 17th August 2018 -
Russell Kane announces 2019 tour
Friday 17th August 2018 -
Sue Perkins to publish travel memoir
Wednesday 15th August 2018 -
Maisie Adam wins Amused Moose award 2018
Monday 13th August 2018 -
Inbetweeners creators plot Agatha Christie spoof
Monday 13th August 2018 -
Stephen Buchanan wins BBC New Comedy Award 2018
Sunday 12th August 2018 -
League Of Gentlemen release vinyl collection
Friday 10th August 2018 -
Bob & Paul to go fishing again
Thursday 9th August 2018 -
Alan Carr to front Play Your Cards Right revival
Wednesday 8th August 2018 -
Timewasters returns to the 1950s
Wednesday 8th August 2018 -
Barry Chuckle dies aged 73
Sunday 5th August 2018 -
Unseen Monty Python material published
Wednesday 1st August 2018 -
Scottish Comedy Awards 2018 winners announced
Wednesday 1st August 2018 -
David Jason to present transport-themed TV travel series
Wednesday 1st August 2018 -
Comedy Central announces streaming app
Tuesday 31st July 2018 -
Gold orders Dad's Army documentary series
Tuesday 31st July 2018 -
Eric Morecambe's life story to be turned into feature film
Monday 30th July 2018 -
ITV2 to broadcast The Stand Up Sketch Show
Monday 30th July 2018 -
Lee Ridley to release Lost Voice Guy book in 2019
Saturday 28th July 2018 -
John Cleese is writing a comedy film about cannibalism
Friday 27th July 2018 -
CBBC sitcom So Awkward extended to Series 5
Thursday 26th July 2018 -
Would I Lie To You? stars to tour live show
Wednesday 25th July 2018 -
James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe to host new TV panel show
Wednesday 25th July 2018 -
Frank Skinner's Room 101 axed after 7 series
Wednesday 25th July 2018 -
Josie Lawrence to star in BBC Prom
Tuesday 24th July 2018 -
ITV3 announces documentary series The Comedy Years
Tuesday 24th July 2018 -
Comedy streaming service NextUp invites comedy fans to invest
Tuesday 24th July 2018 -
ITV confirms Bad Move Series 2 for the autumn
Tuesday 24th July 2018 -
Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson and guest stars film Death On The Tyne
Tuesday 24th July 2018 -
Clement & La Frenais pen new play for Soho Theatre Christmas run
Monday 23rd July 2018 -
Tim Minchin stars in new Sky road trip comedy
Monday 23rd July 2018 -
Murder On The Blackpool Express to return
Saturday 21st July 2018 -
Hit live show The Dark Room to be turned into TV series
Thursday 19th July 2018 -
Dan Clark-Neal co-creates new police sitcom Helmets
Thursday 19th July 2018 -
Touretteshero TV series in development
Thursday 19th July 2018 -
Scarfolk blog to be turned into TV comedy drama
Thursday 19th July 2018 -
New TV comedy production company Hare And Tortoise launches
Thursday 19th July 2018 -
Comedies nominated in British Screenwriters' Awards
Wednesday 18th July 2018 -
Rhod Gilbert announces 2019 tour
Wednesday 18th July 2018 -
Stephen Bailey to host TV series Celebs On The Farm
Tuesday 17th July 2018 -
Radio 1 commissions music video comedy show for BBC iPlayer
Monday 16th July 2018 -
Filming under way on Caitlin Moran movie How To Build A Girl
Monday 16th July 2018 -
Filming starts on Porters Series 2
Monday 16th July 2018 -
Second Del Boy book to be published
Saturday 14th July 2018 -
British comedies up for international Rose d'Or Awards
Friday 13th July 2018 -
Still Game to end after Series 9
Friday 13th July 2018 -
Nish Kumar to host Big Asian Stand-Up specials on BBC Two
Tuesday 10th July 2018 -
Channel 4 to show new Sacha Baron Cohen series
Monday 9th July 2018 -
ITV ends Benidorm after 10 years
Monday 9th July 2018 -
Jonathan Ross joins Roast Battle judging panel
Monday 9th July 2018 -
Simon Lomas wins £10,001 in Petfringe 2018 competition
Sunday 8th July 2018 -
Adam Kay's junior doctor book to become BBC comedy drama
Friday 6th July 2018 -
Tim Vine to host ITV comedy quiz series Football Genius
Friday 6th July 2018 -
Mark Watson announces 2019 tour
Friday 6th July 2018 -
Ellie Taylor to co-host new Heart radio show
Thursday 5th July 2018 -
Cast revealed for Ricky Gervais sitcom After Life
Thursday 5th July 2018 -
In The Long Run and Pls Like win at Broadcast Digital Awards
Wednesday 4th July 2018 -
Taskmaster Series 7 line-up revealed
Wednesday 4th July 2018 -
Bridget Christie to film Channel 4 pilot
Wednesday 4th July 2018 -
BBC orders new children's comedies School Bus and GiggleQuiz
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 -
Finalists announced for £10,001 Petfringe 2018 stand-up prize
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 -
People Just Do Nothing stars working on new sitcom Gary1987
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 -
Lost Voice Guy to tour the UK in 2019
Monday 2nd July 2018 -
Comedy Central Live festival coming to Southampton in October
Thursday 28th June 2018 -
Britain's Got Talent star Robert White announces tour
Thursday 28th June 2018 -
BBC extends Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Wednesday 27th June 2018 -
Al Murray to pilot pub quiz format for TV
Monday 25th June 2018 -
Where's The F In News returns to Radio 4 for full series
Monday 25th June 2018 -
Filming starts on Scot Squad Series 5
Monday 25th June 2018 -
John Robins to host game show on Dave
Monday 25th June 2018 -
Harry Hill to film BBC sitcom pilot
Friday 22nd June 2018 -
Corbyn sketch writer Laurence Howarth speaks out against censorship
Thursday 21st June 2018 -
Live From The BBC Series 3 line-up revealed
Thursday 21st June 2018 -
Edinburgh TV Festival Awards nominations announced
Wednesday 20th June 2018 -
Joe Lycett to host Saturday night game show on BBC One
Wednesday 20th June 2018 -
BBC announces further new talent commissions
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
BBC special to celebrate Sir Lenny Henry on his 60th birthday
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
Pls Like Series 2 confirmed
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
BBC Four comedy drama to focus on learning disabilities
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
Daisy Haggard to star as prison leaver in new BBC sitcom
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
BBC confirms Motherland Series 2
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
Original Horrible Histories team become Ghosts
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
Inside No. 9 to return for live special
Tuesday 19th June 2018 -
Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan return for Roast Battle Series 2
Wednesday 13th June 2018 -
Dad's Army blue plaque to be unveiled
Tuesday 12th June 2018 -
Channel 4 orders Joe Lycett's Got Your Back series
Tuesday 12th June 2018 -
Filming starts on The Personal History Of David Copperfield
Monday 11th June 2018 -
BCG partners with revived Comedy Poster Awards
Monday 11th June 2018 -
Channel 4's social worker sitcom Damned ends after two series
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Young Ones stars Edmondson and Planer reunite for stage comedy
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Full comedy series now available on BBC iPlayer
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Katherine Ryan announces West End run for Glitter Room
Friday 8th June 2018 -
GameFace Series 2 coming to Channel 4
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Channel 4 orders Matt Berry sitcom Year Of The Rabbit
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Channel 4 orders Rufus Jones sitcom series Home
Friday 8th June 2018 -
Alison Steadman stars in short comedy film Ghosted
Thursday 7th June 2018 -
Julian Clary announces 2019 tour
Thursday 7th June 2018 -
Channel W orders Women On The Verge comedy drama series
Wednesday 6th June 2018 -
Lost Voice Guy's Radio 4 sitcom Ability to return for Series 2
Wednesday 6th June 2018 -
Nicholas Parsons misses first Just A Minute in 50 years
Monday 4th June 2018 -
Iain Stirling announces podcast & tour dates as Love Island returns
Monday 4th June 2018 -
Tracey Ullman's Corbyn sketch attracts antisemitic slurs
Monday 4th June 2018 -
Lost Voice Guy wins Britain's Got Talent 2018
Sunday 3rd June 2018 -
Father Ted: the musical
Saturday 2nd June 2018 -
Only Fools: the musical
Friday 1st June 2018 -
Matt Richardson to host The Comedy Games
Wednesday 30th May 2018 -
Les Dennis and Blake Harrison to star in new play End Of The Pier
Wednesday 30th May 2018 -
6 million watch Peter Kay's Car Share finale
Tuesday 29th May 2018 -
Sophie Willan gets South Bank Awards breakthrough nod
Tuesday 29th May 2018 -
Mr Khan film set to be announced
Monday 28th May 2018 -
Hitchhiker's Guide released on vinyl
Friday 25th May 2018 -
Katherine Ryan to host 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown special
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 -
Only 11% of British TV sitcom is written predominantly by women
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 -
Sally Phillips to host TV series My Favourite Sketch
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 -
Michael Palin films travel series in North Korea
Monday 21st May 2018 -
Beef And Dairy Network wins Gold at Podcast Awards
Sunday 20th May 2018 -
Philomena Cunk to publish 'encyclopedia'
Friday 18th May 2018 -
Catherine Tate and David Tennant to star in new Sky comedy
Friday 18th May 2018 -
Romesh Ranganathan to host new BBC panel show pilot
Friday 18th May 2018 -
Channel 4 orders topical anarchic mash-up pilot
Thursday 17th May 2018 -
Sally Phillips curates The Rules
Thursday 17th May 2018 -
Katherine Parkinson stars in comedy How To Sell A War
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
Jamali Maddix to film documentary series about cutting edge tech
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
Deborah Frances-White will host Next Week's News pilot
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
Kathy Burke to celebrate 'all things female' in Channel 4 series
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
E4 orders new sitcom series Maxxx
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
Aisling Bea creates new Channel 4 comedy Happy AF
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
TV and web comedies up for Broadcast Digital Awards 2018
Wednesday 16th May 2018 -
Series 2 for Tracey Breaks The News
Tuesday 15th May 2018 -
Acast launches competition to find a new hit podcast
Tuesday 15th May 2018 -
League Of Their Own stars undertake European road trip
Monday 14th May 2018 -
This Country wins at BAFTA TV Awards 2018
Sunday 13th May 2018 -
Hold The Sunset to return for Series 2
Friday 11th May 2018 -
Ricky Gervais to film new sitcom for Netflix
Wednesday 9th May 2018 -
Fisherman's Friends filming in Port Isaac
Wednesday 9th May 2018 -
Inbetweeners Series 4 rumours are false
Sunday 6th May 2018 -
Eric Idle making a Spamalot film
Friday 4th May 2018 -
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman create new satirical play
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Taskmaster gets record ratings
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Spencer Jones to star in BBC Two Comedy Short
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Nick Helm to star in BBC Two comedy The Killing Machine
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Tim Key films BBC Two dating short
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Sara Pascoe films BBC Two comedy about monogamy
Thursday 3rd May 2018 -
Still Open All Hours Series 5 confirmed
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 -
Julia Davis returns to Sky with Sally4Ever
Tuesday 1st May 2018 -
BBC Two lines up comedy dining series
Tuesday 1st May 2018 -
Frankie Boyle investigates Russia in new TV specials
Tuesday 1st May 2018 -
Toby Jones creates BBC Two show Don't Forget The Driver
Monday 30th April 2018 -
BBC Two is Defending The Guilty in new courtroom comedy
Monday 30th April 2018 -
People Just Do Nothing Series 5 coming to BBC Two
Monday 30th April 2018 -
The Other One bigamy comedy returns
Monday 30th April 2018 -
Benidorm's future questioned
Monday 30th April 2018 -
Red Dwarf Series 13 confirmed
Saturday 28th April 2018 -
Dawn French signs up for first pantomime
Friday 27th April 2018 -
Ralph Fiennes to star as Handel in new comedy film
Friday 27th April 2018 -
Radio 4 to broadcast un-heard Victoria Wood material
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Aardman creating Chicken Run sequel
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Chuckle Brothers return to TV in new Channel 5 show
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Jack Whitehall YouTube football series books top stars
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Rob Delaney to host Stand Up Central Series 4
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Dave returns to Munty with Zapped Series 3
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Porters Series 2 confirmed
Thursday 26th April 2018 -
Eric Idle to publish 'Sortabiography' memoirs
Wednesday 25th April 2018 -
Mo Gilligan to host Channel 4 pilot
Wednesday 25th April 2018 -
Comedies crowd top 100 missing TV shows list
Tuesday 24th April 2018 -
BBC to make more online sketches
Tuesday 24th April 2018 -
Alex Horne pens Taskmaster book
Tuesday 24th April 2018 -
ITV plans football quiz show with Tim Vine
Monday 23rd April 2018 -
Sally Phillips headlines BBC Wales comedy season
Monday 23rd April 2018 -
Bill Bailey announces West End run
Monday 23rd April 2018 -
Inside No. 9 and This Country win BAFTAs
Sunday 22nd April 2018 -
Pete Latham wins Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition
Saturday 21st April 2018 -
Joe Lycett to host The Great British Sewing Bee
Friday 20th April 2018 -
BBC confirms This Country special and Series 3
Friday 20th April 2018 -
Netflix orders new Idris Elba comedy Turn Up Charlie
Thursday 19th April 2018 -
Richard Herring gets Emergency Questions publishing deal
Thursday 19th April 2018 -
The Wrong Mans to be re-made in America
Tuesday 17th April 2018 -
Comedy writer Neil Shand dies aged 84
Monday 16th April 2018 -
Comedy writer Ronald Chesney dies aged 98
Monday 16th April 2018 -
Bad Snappers stars sign Comedy Central deal
Monday 16th April 2018 -
Joe Lycett gets C4 consumer rights pilot
Friday 13th April 2018 -
This Country Series 3 in development
Thursday 12th April 2018 -
W1A star Alex Beckett dies
Thursday 12th April 2018 -
Lee Mack joins The Museum Of Curiosity
Thursday 12th April 2018 -
Sara Pascoe and Aisling Bea pilot Radio 2 chat show
Wednesday 11th April 2018 -
Mackenzie Crook developing new version of Worzel Gummidge
Monday 9th April 2018 -
Susan Calman explores depression in new BBC podcast
Monday 9th April 2018 -
BBC launches 2018 New Comedy Award
Monday 9th April 2018 -
Stiff & Kitsch win Musical Comedy Awards 2018
Saturday 7th April 2018 -
Rachel Parris wins Bath Plug Award
Saturday 7th April 2018 -
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em could return to TV with Joe Pasquale
Friday 6th April 2018 -
No Such Thing As A Fish team return with 2018 book
Thursday 5th April 2018 -
Beano accuses Jacob Rees-Mogg of impersonating Walter Brown
Wednesday 4th April 2018 -
BAFTA TV Awards 2018 - comedy nominees
Wednesday 4th April 2018 -
Shakespeare & Hathaway gets a second series
Tuesday 3rd April 2018 -
Bill Maynard dies aged 89
Friday 30th March 2018 -
CBBC's So Awkward to publish Scrapbook tie-in
Friday 30th March 2018 -
Peter Kay's Car Share to return in May
Thursday 29th March 2018 -
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations to become a book
Thursday 29th March 2018 -
The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Series 2 guest stars revealed
Thursday 29th March 2018 -
Nicholas Parsons collects Legend Of Comedy Award
Monday 26th March 2018 -
BAME sketch show Famalam returning to BBC Three
Monday 26th March 2018 -
Radio 2 announces Comedy Showcase 2018 line-up
Friday 23rd March 2018 -
BBC set to broadcast Stewart Lee stand-up show
Thursday 22nd March 2018 -
BBC Scotland announces Limmy's return
Wednesday 21st March 2018 -
David Nobbs Memorial Trust launches 2018 writing competition
Wednesday 21st March 2018 -
This Country wins three RTS Awards
Tuesday 20th March 2018 -
Alan Carr to present ITV karaoke show
Tuesday 20th March 2018 -
Chortle Awards 2018 results
Monday 19th March 2018 -
Julian Clary hosts new Radio 2 panel show pilot
Monday 19th March 2018 -
Lee Mack to host new comedy game show
Friday 16th March 2018 -
Bradley Walsh to star in new Radio 2 sitcom
Friday 16th March 2018 -
Woman goes to hospital after laughing too hard at Michael McIntyre
Friday 16th March 2018 -
Comedy Central orders more online comedy series
Thursday 15th March 2018 -
Jim Bowen dies aged 80
Wednesday 14th March 2018 -
Josh Widdicombe to host 'life hack' show
Wednesday 14th March 2018 -
Joe Lycett to host 'consumer justice' comedy pilot
Tuesday 13th March 2018 -
BBC to launch new podcast featuring comedian interviews
Tuesday 13th March 2018 -
Funny Women Awards 2017 results
Tuesday 13th March 2018 -
Top stars announced for Sky Arts 2018 Urban Myths
Monday 12th March 2018 -
Shane Richie to star in Radio 2 sitcom
Monday 12th March 2018 -
Channel 4 orders The Windsors wedding special
Monday 12th March 2018 -
Craft Of Comedy conference launches 2018 competition
Monday 12th March 2018 -
Sir Ken Dodd dies age 90
Monday 12th March 2018 -
David Baddiel's new show to take on internet trolls
Friday 9th March 2018 -
People Just Do Nothing Series 5 confirmed
Friday 9th March 2018 -
Gold announces Young Ones documentaries
Friday 9th March 2018 -
Lee Mack to film live episode of Not Going Out
Friday 9th March 2018 -
Comedians star in BBC comedy quiz show Ready Or Not
Thursday 8th March 2018 -
Martin Freeman films BBC comedy pilot Breeders
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
Scottish Comedy Awards 2018 nominations
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
Motherland to return for Series 2
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
Russell Kane hosts new BBC podcast Evil Genius
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
This Country stars lead comedy-related RTS Awards nominations
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
BBC to broadcast Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Killing Eve
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
BBC Three orders a series of new sitcom Enterprice
Wednesday 7th March 2018 -
Plebs Series 4 launches in April with a cast change
Tuesday 6th March 2018 -
ITV3 to broadcast Larry Grayson documentary
Tuesday 6th March 2018 -
British-African TV channel launches with new comedy
Monday 5th March 2018 -
Funny Women Awards 2017 final line-up revealed
Monday 5th March 2018 -
French & Saunders are planning a film
Monday 5th March 2018 -
The Horne Section to film TV special
Monday 5th March 2018 -
Comedy fans invited to play WiFi Wars online before Go 8 Bit
Friday 2nd March 2018 -
Sofie Hagen prepares book about fatness
Friday 2nd March 2018 -
Vikki Stone publishes comic concerto
Friday 2nd March 2018 -
Camilla Cleese to star in new film One Night In Bath
Friday 2nd March 2018 -
The Nightly Show cancelled
Thursday 1st March 2018 -
Sara Cox to host Radio 2 comedy 'What If...?'
Thursday 1st March 2018 -
Terry Pratchett series The Watch coming to TV
Thursday 1st March 2018 -
Stuart Goldsmith and Rhod Gilbert to host new comedy pilot
Monday 26th February 2018 -
Radio station Union JACK launches comedian interview show
Monday 26th February 2018 -
Jack Gleadow wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2018
Sunday 25th February 2018 -
Dibley's Emma Chambers dies aged 53
Saturday 24th February 2018 -
Channel 4 orders prank special Riot Girls
Friday 23rd February 2018 -
Nina Conti to host comedy game show pilot Face Time
Friday 23rd February 2018 -
Mrs Brown's Boys stars to film BBC panel show For Facts Sake
Friday 23rd February 2018 -
The Mash Report recommissioned
Thursday 22nd February 2018 -
Phoebe Waller-Bridge developing TV comedy thriller
Thursday 22nd February 2018 -
New version of Porridge ends after one series
Thursday 22nd February 2018 -
Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes
Thursday 22nd February 2018 -
Sophie Willan wins Caroline Aherne Bursary
Tuesday 20th February 2018 -
Miss Holland comes to BBC Three
Tuesday 20th February 2018 -
Lynn re-joins Alan Partridge for his new BBC sitcom
Tuesday 20th February 2018 -
CelebAbility to return for Series 2
Monday 19th February 2018 -
Millions watch Hold The Sunset
Monday 19th February 2018 -
Stephen Hawking to guest star in new Hitchhiker's Guide
Sunday 18th February 2018 -
James Acaster brings four shows to Netflix
Friday 16th February 2018 -
Alan Carr lined up to host Les Dawson tribute
Friday 16th February 2018 -
Channel 4 orders computer game show with Rob Beckett
Monday 12th February 2018 -
Alan Partridge returns to BBC One in magazine show
Monday 12th February 2018 -
Romesh Ranganathan replaces Jack Whitehall on A League Of Their Own
Friday 9th February 2018 -
Julia Davis comedy Camping to be remade in USA
Friday 9th February 2018 -
Filming under way on BBC Three series Wannabe
Friday 9th February 2018 -
Russell Brand to star as hitman in Butterfingers
Thursday 8th February 2018 -
Channel 4 developing chat show with Jimmy Carr
Thursday 8th February 2018 -
BBC orders The Young Offenders Series 2
Thursday 8th February 2018 -
Sue Perkins amongst the stars hosting new Audible podcasts
Thursday 8th February 2018 -
Catastrophe, Taskmaster & Horrible Histories win at Broadcast Awards
Wednesday 7th February 2018 -
Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
Wednesday 7th February 2018 -
Drag queen band Denim developing TV comedy drama
Wednesday 7th February 2018 -
Inside No. 9 Series 5 commissioned
Tuesday 6th February 2018 -
Sky orders impressionist satire Re-Dub!
Thursday 1st February 2018 -
New line-up for The Noise Next Door
Monday 29th January 2018 -
Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2017
Monday 29th January 2018 -
Hardeep Singh Kohli to host multicultural Radio 4 sketch show
Monday 29th January 2018 -
Comedy Central to film Joel & Nish Vs The World Series 2
Friday 26th January 2018 -
Maid Marian live stage show in development
Thursday 25th January 2018 -
Upstart Crow Series 3 guest stars announced
Thursday 25th January 2018 -
Radio 1 announces return to comedy
Thursday 25th January 2018 -
Stewart Francis announces final tour, Into The Punset
Wednesday 24th January 2018 -
Car Share wins at National TV Awards 2018
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 -
Romesh Ranganathan to host Sky comedy pilot
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 -
Jon Richardson to host a new show about his worries
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 -
UKTV orders Judge Romesh to address the nation's problems
Tuesday 23rd January 2018 -
Martin Clunes to star in driving instructor sitcom
Thursday 18th January 2018 -
Your Face Or Mine returns to Comedy Central for two more series
Tuesday 16th January 2018 -
ITV to celebrate 10 series of Benidorm
Tuesday 16th January 2018 -
Inside No. 9 writers amongst Writers' Guild Awards 2018 winners
Monday 15th January 2018 -
Agatha Raisin to return
Monday 15th January 2018 -
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 shortlist
Monday 15th January 2018 -
Comedy actor Bella Emberg dies aged 80
Saturday 13th January 2018 -
Michaela Coel confirms plans for Chewing Gum Series 3
Thursday 11th January 2018 -
Second series for Derry Girls
Thursday 11th January 2018 -
Miranda Hart denies her sitcom's return for Series 4
Thursday 11th January 2018 -
Keith & Paddy Picture Show to return
Thursday 11th January 2018 -
National Television Awards shortlist published
Tuesday 9th January 2018 -
Radio 4's Alone to return for full series
Tuesday 9th January 2018 -
Paddington 2 & Death Of Stalin receive BAFTA nominations
Tuesday 9th January 2018 -
Suki Webster and Paul Merton to record radio play
Thursday 4th January 2018 -
Radio comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Thursday 4th January 2018