Russell Brand is due to be one of the speakers at a major anti-cuts rally in Parliament Square on Saturday, June 21. This will follow a march from the BBC HQ in Portland Place.The event is organised... more
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The Big Wednesday Comedy Club in London is experimenting with offering a discount to those who are 'brave' enough to sit in the front. This is their solution to customers not wanting to be... more
Update 19/6/14: Interesting update from Paul Provenza overnight. I received a Tweet from Provenza saying "We've resolved our issues" regarding his annoyance with the new Dave series, As Yet Untitled... more
It has been announced today that UK television channel Gold will be broadcasting the final ever performance of the Monty Python Live (mostly): One Down Five to Go stage show direct from The... more
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, has added a further 40 dates to his forthcoming One Man, One Guvnor tour. The tour will now run from September 3, 2014 to May 30, 2015.The show marks the twentieth... more
A post-mortem into Rik Mayall's sudden death last Monday has proved inconclusive. According to the West London Coroner's Office further tests are required.There has been speculation that Mayall's... more
The second series of Comedy Central's Alternative Comedy Experience has been confirmed for transmission in mid-July. The series was recorded at The Stand Club in Edinburgh last summer following the... more
Simon Amstell has announced a full UK tour of his new show, entitled To Be Free, this autumn. Dates and ticket details here. He had already announced London dates at the Leicester... more
Following her critically acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh Festival run last year with her debut UK show ‘Boyish Girl Interrupted’, Grammy-nominated comedian Tig Notaro has announced her first UK... more
As horrible, unexpected news goes, this is both totally horrible and totally unexpected. Rik Mayall was a pivotal figure for a generation of comedy fans. For him to die at 56 is cruel. There was... more
