Comedian/actor Jim Tavare's wife has posted an update on her husband's condition following his involvement in a serious car accident this week.Writing on Facebook, Laura Tavare wrote: "I just wanted... more
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If you are interested in the history of modern comedy and ideas about the nature of humour and stand-up there is a new podcast just for you.A History Of Comedy In Several Objects, aka HistComPod,... more
The Manchester International Festival has announced its 2017 programme today. Among the live events the Machynlleth Comedy Festival will be coming to the northern city for the first time. ... more
Bath Comedy Festival and VisitBath have announced a sponsorship collaboration with Lovehoney, the UK’s largest online sex toy retailer.Paul Merton, Barry Cryer and Arthur Smith... more
Applications are now open for the 30th year of the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe newcomer competition So You Think You’re Funny? at the Gilded Balloon.Created in 1988 by Karen Koren, Artistic... more
Madcap Irish comic Jason Byrne has announced a new tour entitled The Man With Three Brains. He will be playing 34 dates starting at Harrogate Theatre on 4 October 2017 and currently... more
ITV has commissioned a new sitcom starring Jack Dee entitled Bad Move. Dee will play Steve and Kerry Godliman will play his wife Nicky. They are both on their second marriages and have decided... more
Editor's note: I saw Jim Tavare's wife's Facebook post about his accident shortly after she posted it on Tuesday evening but I didn't want to publish anything until I had been in direct contact with... more
David Baddiel's acclaimed West End show My Family: Not the Sitcom has been nominated for an Olivier Award. It is in the Best Entertainment and Family category alongside Cinderella... more
BBC Worldwide has announced the release date for the DVD of the current series of Inside No 9 created by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. The third series of BBC2's acclaimed... more
