Legendary Manchester comedy club the Frog and Bucket is to mark its 21st birthday in May with the unveiling of a blue plaque to commemorate acts that have 'died' on its stage.Luminaries who have cut... more
News
Occupy Democracy is holding its first Festival of Democracy, a ten-day event celebrating British democracy and the right to protest, featuring workshops, speakers and entertainment, on the front lawn... more
Sam Simmons has won this year's Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The other nominees were Luisa Omielan, John Kearns, Steen Raskopoulos, Damien Power and Lawrence Mooney.The... more
Ria Lina’s 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show, Ria Lina’s School of Riason, is to be turned into a one-off 28-minute special for BBC Radio 4.The comic and ukelele player’s stage show was inspired by true... more
Just when you think stand-ups have gigged everywhere they find another place to perform. A group of comics have launched a project called Wonky Zombie and are doing gigs on London Underground trains... more
Channel 4 has commissioned another series of Friday Night Dinner. Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal will return for a fourth run as the Goodman Family, joined once again by... more
Award-winning show The Last Leg will be returning to C4 from later this month for three live pre-election shows. Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker will be united again for the run of... more
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have confirmed dates for a tour later this year. The Legends! tour starts at the Plymouth Pavilions on October 24 and ends at the Eventim Apollo in London on... more
Controversial comedian Daniel O'Reilly, aka Dapper Laughs, has filmed his live show for DVD release later this year.The gig was at the Clapham Grand in South London on Friday night and billed as the... more
Rebecca Humphries won the We Got Tickets Musical Comedy Awards Final last night at the Bloomsbury Theatre.Runner-up was new double act DW. Third place went jointly to Peter Bazely and Baron... more
