Comedian Dave Spikey marks the 30th anniversary of his comedy career in 2017 with a 19-date tour. His Juggling On A Motorbike tour will hit the road in March and run through to... more
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Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson, the duo behind the acclaimed podcast Athletico Mince, are writing a spin-off book. The World of Football According to Athletico Mince will be published by John Blake... more
10. Preview – CampingA story about Julia Davis writing a shopping list would probably get comedy fans flocking to Beyond The Joke, so when we reported that the Nighty Night creator was making a three... more
The Counting House venue is to be a part of the Laughing Horse's Free Festival again for the Edinburgh Fringe 2017. This follows a one-year break when the West Nicolson Street pub was... more
Comedian Ben Pope was crowned Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year in London.Ed Night (formerly known as Ed Day) was second.Daniel Audritt was third. Full review here.For a full... more
The three judges have been announced for the first David Nobbs Memorial Trust writing competition, which opens for submissions on 1st January 2017. Founder of Yellow Door Productions and former... more
BBC Radio 4 has announced that it will broadcast a special day of comedy on 7 January. The aim is to brighten the bleak post-Xmas period with a number of new shows and twists on traditional old shows... more
Having been spoilt for choice when it came to picking TV highlights the live highlights felt thinner on the ground this year. The Edinburgh Fringe featured a lot of very good shows but few really... more
It’s been a bad year in all sorts of ways, but not in terms of TV comedy. I sat down today to come up with a top ten of the year and had difficulty narrowing it down to ten. Of course there were... more
The winners have been announced of this year's UK Comedy Awards. These are the only awards for comedians voted for by comedians.The awards, also known as the Comics Comic Awards, were... more
