Silent comedy film Swag, written by and starring Musical Comedy Award Winner 2014 David Elms, directed by Matt Holt and produced by Sara Shulman has won ‘Best Foreign... more
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BBC North and BBC Comedy Commissioning has announced plans for the Salford Sitcom Showcase 2015, at dock10 Studios, MediaCityUK, Salford on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 May. This will be the fourth... more
The creative team behind the BAFTA award-winning sitcom Him & Her has been reunited for a new TV project. Writer/Executive Producer Stefan Golaszewski (pictured), Director Richard Laxton,... more
Johnny Vegas, Kevin Eldon, John Kearns and Pat Cahill will visit Kilkenny next month for an exclusive event that will bring Sky Cat Laughs festival goers the world premieres of... more
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
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
