1 Oct
07:22
Susan Riddell’s terrorism charge dropped after a 7pm curfew
The last time Susan Riddell played the Edinburgh Fringe, she did it from her living room in Glasgow, on a 10.40pm slot in Monkey Barrel…
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Comedy News
The latest updates from the global comedy scene, including industry announcements, major deals, legal stories, platform changes, and breaking news affecting comedians, venues, and audiences.
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28 Sep
10:34
The BBC Re-Edited a Katherine Ryan Joke Out of iPlayer Nearly a Year Later
“I don’t know that we are allowed to broadcast the C-word, but you did reference Victoria Beckham earlier and we’ll allow that.” Katherine Ryan said…
28 Sep
10:33
Leicester Comedy Festival liquidation: nil assets, £184,510 owed, and two rival February 2027 programmes
Nil in the assets column The statement of affairs filed at Companies House puts the assets of Big Difference Company at nil. The charity organised…
25 Sep
01:00
BBC Comedy and Liverpool Film Office Open Five Funded Sitcom Script Slots
Five funded slots, a Monday deadline in November, and a bouncer on the door. BBC Comedy and Liverpool Film Office want original 30-minute comedy concepts…
24 Sep
16:36
Richard Herring is ending RHLSTP, and the promo ladder loses a rung
“We’re no longer really earning enough from ads to pay everyone properly.” That line comes from Richard Herring’s own Substack. It’s the part of the…
24 Sep
16:35
Richard Osman’s final House of Games week is all comedians – and Michael Sheen takes over
The four chairs for Richard Osman’s last week of House of Games have gone to comedians. Chortle reported on 23 September that Miles Jupp, Cariad…
23 Sep
13:48
Channel 4 folds comedy into drama, and 340 jobs go with it
The brief is still up, and it still wants 2028 The Channel 4 comedy brief has sat on the broadcaster’s 4Producers site for months. It…
23 Sep
13:48
Leicester Comedy Festival: nil assets against £184,510 owed, and comedians on the creditors list
Kirsty Munro is down for £3,510. Alfie Moore’s company is listed at £2,886, Alexis Dubus’s at £2,034, Jason Neale at £1,808. Those four names sit…
22 Sep
11:24
BBC Cuts 11 That Mitchell and Webb Look Sketches on iPlayer
That Mitchell and Webb Look has returned to BBC iPlayer for its 20th anniversary with all four series present and 11 sketches missing. That is…
21 Sep
16:49
How Three Comics Turned Fringe Budgets Into Lost On The Road
Three comics have turned the money they say would have paid for their combined Edinburgh Fringe runs into an 88-minute comedy film. Matthew Highton, Briony…
