The nominations for this year's Malcolm Hardee Awards have just been announced. They are as follows: COMIC ORIGINALITYMichael BrunstromRichard GaddThe Story BeastMr Twonkey CUNNING... more
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Katie Hopkins is to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe to take Dr Philip 'Dr Death' Nitschke's euthanasia machine for a test drive.In July Hopkins advocated the introduction of euthanasia vans to deal... more
Richard Gadd has been crowned winner of the Amused Moose Comedy Award 2015. Musical impressionist Jess Robinson was voted People's Champion at the grand final at the Space @ Symposium Hall. Full... more
Andrew Lawrence is recording a new sitcom for BBC Radio 4. Episodes of There is No Escape, also written by Lawrence, are being recorded next month in London.The BBC info is as follows: "Andrew... more
The line-up has been announced for this year's final of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe. The final takes place on Sunday, August 23 at the Space @ Symposium Hall at 1.15pm.... more
Cricketer Freddie Flintoff is to present the 2015 Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards alongside the 2014 Award winner, John Kearns.The winners will be announced on Saturday 29 August at a lunchtime... more
Catherine Tate is to return to TV. She will star in a new one-off comedy being made for Gold entitled Do Not Disturb set in a boutique hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon.Tate will be joined by Miles Jupp... more
The two winners of the Comedy Posters Awards 2015 were announced last night at an event at the Assembly Checkpoint.Tom Parry was chosen as winner by the judges panel, while Michael Stranney &... more
In a civilised if occasionally heated debate yesterday entitled That's Not Funny! Are Offence-Seekers Killing Comedy? comedians and writers took part in a talk about the rise of political... more
Richard Herring has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to help to pay for the filming of the eighth series of Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcasts.There will be up to 20 episodes in... more
