Following the popularity of last year's commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Hancock's Half Hour, Kevin McNally is back as the lad 'imself, with the recording of five more episodes... more
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Comedians Nick Helm, James Acaster, Nish Kumar and Marcus Brigstocke are among the performers appearing in a new unrehearsed show about heterosexual female sexuality at the Edinburgh Fringe.... more
The Edinburgh Fringe show Dicing With Dr Death presented by Dr Philip Nitschke, which is about euthanasia, received a visit from the police today at its venue, Just The Tonic's Caves. According to a... more
Actor, comedian and award-winning writer Reece Shearsmith joins Peter Capaldi (the Doctor) and Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) as he takes-up a guest role in a special episode of Doctor Who, returning... more
Comedian Daniel Sloss is one of the stand-up stars of Spiegeltent at Canary Wharf, the multi-genre festival running in London from September 10 - 20. Also on the bill are Alex Horne and The Horne... more
Maverick promoter Bob Slayer has challenged other buses in Edinburgh to a race. Slayer is putitng shows on in Edinburgh this year on his BlundaBus, which has recently been a pop-up venue in Croydon.... more
Andy Hollingworth has been making pictures of comedians since 1995. I could not run Beyond The Joke without access to his huge archive. One of his first subjects was old school stand-up Charlie... more
Nica Burns, Director of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards, has revealed the judging panel for the 35th Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.She said, “I am delighted to announce the 2015 judging panel... more
A five-CD boxed set featuring the complete works of Derek & Clive, aka Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, has just been released, entitled A Right Pair Of C****: The Complete F****** Derek & Clive.... more
Strong winds in Edinburgh have forced the Underbelly to postpone the opening of one of their new tented Circus Hub venues. The following statement has just been issued. "Due to issues with... more
