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Lucy Beaumont
Thursday, 23 May 2013 - 4:28pm

The BBC's annual New Radio Comedy Award for 2013 has been launched this afternoon by Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright.

Stewart Lee in Edinburgh
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 12:47pm

Stewart Lee has returned to the city of his studies to give a talk at Oxford University about his career as a writer / comedian.

Al Murray pub landlord
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 10:15am

Al Murray is heading back to Radio 5 Live next month with a twelve week run of Seven Day Saturday.

Flight of the Conchords
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - 9:49am

Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong turned down the chance to help write the Flight of the Conchords it has been revealed.

Dylan Moran
Monday, 20 May 2013 - 11:37am

Tony Law, David Trent, Andrew Maxwell, Ed Byrne and Dylan Moran are among the comedians heading to the Cambridge Comedy Festival this July.

Josie Long with moustache
Friday, 17 May 2013 - 1:22pm

Josie Long is set to star in a short film about a cinema-obsessed young woman who attempts to ‘direct’ the burgeoning stages of her own real-life romance with Dan - a boy she meets at her local cinema café - as if it were film. 

Paul Foot
Friday, 17 May 2013 - 12:27pm

Paul Foot has won the top prize at the Sydney Comedy Festival 2013. Foot took away the Best of the Festival - International Award for his latest show Kenny Larch is Dead. 

Richard Herring Close-up
Friday, 17 May 2013 - 10:13am

Richard Herring is due to launch a video version of his award-winning podcast online - for a fixed fee.

Rory McGrath
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 - 8:02pm

Rory McGrath has been arrested in Cornwall over an alleged assault on a couple while drunk. 

Green Man Festival
Wednesday, 15 May 2013 - 1:05pm

Josh Widdicombe, Pappy's Fun Club, Joel Dommett and Jarred Christmas are heading to Green Man festival this summer as part of their new comedy line-up.

Eddie Izzard outside shot with coat on
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 - 12:32pm

Eddie Izzard is heading to Latitude Festival's comedy stage alongside Sean Lock, Russell Kane, and Dylan Moran.

Chubby Bunny film by Turtle Canyon
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 - 11:43am

Turtle Canyon comedy are launching their latest short film online after a highly successful film festival run.

Isy Suttie
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 - 11:10am

Isy Suttie has won the top prize in radio comedy after claiming a Sony Radio Academy Award for her show Pearl and Dave.

Shaun of The Dead
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 - 9:55am

The director of Shaun of the Dead has bought the film back to life in a photo-blog in time for it's tenth anniversary.

Cardinal Burns tiger
Monday, 13 May 2013 - 9:50am

Cardinal Burns is jumping from E4 to Channel 4 after the broadcaster gave the green light to a second series of the sketch show.

Kate Copstick
Friday, 10 May 2013 - 12:27pm

Kate Copstick is among the judges for this month’s Sketchfest.

Dawson Bros Funtime
Friday, 10 May 2013 - 11:05am

BBC Three uncommissioned pilot Dawson Bros Funtime is up for a Rockies award.

Harry Hill TV Burp
Friday, 10 May 2013 - 9:05am

Filming is set to start on the forthcoming Harry Hill movie this coming weekend - and the producers are on the lookout for extras.

Simon Pegg in The World's End
Wednesday, 8 May 2013 - 1:33pm

Universal Pictures have released the first trailer for the forthcoming Simon Pegg and Nick Frost blockbuster - The World's End.

Mark Thomas
Wednesday, 8 May 2013 - 9:01am

Mark Thomas is bringing together a host of top names including Omid Djalili, Phill Jupitus, Isy Suttie and Imran Yusuf to the Comedy Store later this month to help raise funds for Belarus Free Theatre.

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