Frank Skinner is to present a second series of The Rest is History, the comedy discussion show he created for BBC Radio 4. Recordings will take place at London’s Drill Hall and audience tickets are... more
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Free Fringe Founder Peter Buckley Hill has now posted the following on the Facebook Comedy Forum and the Chortle Forum. He is still maintaining that he and not Freestival has the rights to programme... more
The BBC has decided not to recommission Never Mind The Buzzcocks. One of its longest-running panel shows, the irreverent quiz first started in 1996.There have been a number of cast changes over the... more
Update 25/5: Following our report earlier today that Freestival had issued a statement proposing a compromise solution, Peter Buckley Hill's Free Fringe has now replied with this, which may put that... more
Alex Marion, one of then three main organisers of Freestival, has now issued the following statement regarding the issue of who is booking/programming Edinburgh Fringe shows at Cowgatehead... "... more
The Balham Comedy Festival has announced its line-up for its fourth festival, running from July 10 - 18 at the Bedford pub in Balham.Names confirmed include Harry Hill and Tim... more
Following Peter Buckley Hill's bombshell on May 21, Freestival has now issued this statement in response:Performers in 150 Edinburgh Fringe shows fear they have been left without venues after Peter... more
Around 150 shows at this summer's Edinburgh Fringe have been thrown into confusion by a statement issuesd on Facebook's Comedy Forum on May 21 by Peter Buckley Hill, the founder of the Free Fringe in... more
A third series of Count Arthur Strong has been commissioned by the BBC. Following the sucess of the first series on BBC2, the second series moved to BBC1 this year with the Count getting into more... more
Stewart Lee is to compere a night at the South Bank Centre paying tribute to folk legend Shirley Collins. All in the Downs, a celebration of Shirley Collins on her 80th birthday (5 July) at the Queen... more
