Saturday 2nd July 2016
Actor and writer Caroline Aherne, best known for sitcom The Royle Family, has died of cancer at the age of 52.
Friday 24th June 2016
Simon Brodkin - aka Lee Nelson - has pulled his latest high-profile prank, interrupting a Donald Trump press conference with swastika-emblazoned golf balls.
Tuesday 31st May 2016
Carla Lane - famed for writing sitcom series including The Liver Birds, Bread and Butterflies - has died.
Tuesday 24th May 2016
Actor Burt Kwouk, best known for Last Of The Summer Wine and the Pink Panther films, has died at the age of 85.
Thursday 12th May 2016
Tommy Cooper has been honoured with a blue plaque. English Heritage unveiled the dedication at his former home in Chiswick.
Monday 9th May 2016
Top comedy producer Gareth Gwenlan OBE, whose credits include Only Fools And Horses, has died aged 79.
Thursday 5th May 2016
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, writers of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son, are to be awarded a BAFTA Fellowship on Sunday.
Thursday 28th April 2016
Barry Howard, who was best known for playing ballroom dancing instructor Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, has died aged 78.
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Comedy star Victoria Wood has died at the age of 62 after a short battle with cancer.
Tuesday 12th April 2016
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding are set to work together again. They are reportedly going to develop new comedy ideas together.
