If you've enjoyed Mark Grist in the new C4 series Mr Drew's School for Boys you can now see him on tour. The Poet Laureate of Peterborough, best known for his rap-offs as modern day bard... more
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Filming has now been announced for the second series of Count Arthur Strong. The follow-up to the first series, starring Steve Delaney in the title role and Rory Kinnear, was commissioned by BBC2... more
In a wide-ranging interviewing with Martin Walker of website Broadwaybaby.com Jim Davidson has revealed that he may be returning to BBC1 television. The controversial comedian and Celebrity Big... more
It has been announced that I Can't Sing!, the musical inspired by X Factor, and co-written by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, is to close on Saturday, May 10. The following statement was issued late on... more
Once there was Henry Root, the fictional creation who wrote irate letters to celebrities and printed their polite replies. Now there is Wilf Turnbull and Derek Philpott, two OAPs from Bournemouth who... more
London comedy promoters We Love Comedy have decided to turn their clubs into free nights. WLC puts on gigs in venues in East London, Islington and Balham, but has been struggling to attract large... more
It was a surprise earlier this year to hear that Frankie Boyle would be returning to the stage, but this time taking second billing. It was announced in the Spring that he would be opening for his... more
The final Monty Python show at the O2 Arena in London on July 20 will also be broadcast as it happens in cinemas around the world. More than 450 cinemas across the UK will take the live broadcast.... more
Maverick comedian Simon Munnery is expanding his Fylm project from next week, hosting screen-based comedy nights in which other performers will also try out his innovative technique of sitting in the... more
Further interesting developments on the comedy front in Paris. Last night I was browsing through the film listings and came across Fading Gigolo, a new movie directed by and starring John Turturro.... more
