Comedian Mark Thomas is to present the inaugural Linda Smith Lecture at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury on May 12. The talk is being put on by The British Stand-Up Comedy Archive as part of a... more
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Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have already caused outrage in only the second episode of their new daytime ITV show. The show was due to close with Ozzy, a dog who liked to walk along a tightrope. Ozzy... more
The hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, presented by the "Elves" from QI, is to go live. The team will present a run of dates at the Soho Theatre from February 23.Have you ever wondered who New... more
Comedian Stewart Lee stood in for Stuart Maconie and presented the BBC6 programme Freak Zone last night. During the show Lee played tracks by some of his favourite bands including Midlands post-punk... more
Luisa Omielan is headlining a special one-off Single Ladies Valentine’s Ball on February 14 at Islington Town Hall in north London. The show is followed by a party and the dress code is “ballgowns... more
Marcus Brigstocke, John Finnemore and sketch duo Trodd en Bratt are among the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015, announced today. Their shows, The Brig Society, John Finnemore's Souvenir... more
Maverick legend and multi-award-winning comedian Simon Munnery will be taking his latest Edinburgh Fringe hit, Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard, on a UK tour this year, starting in Brighton on... more
Miranda Hart’s DVD My What I Call Live Show was the second biggest live comedy DVD hit of the Christmas season, notching up 240,000 sales. The top-selling comedy release was Lee Evans'... more
Amir Khoshsokhan has been crowned winner of the Piccadilly Comedy Club New Act of the Year. Second place went to Laura McClenaghan and third place went to Edd Hedges. Full review here.
Early film of a live performance of a sitcom pilot starring Miranda Hart has resurfaced on YouTube.The 17-minute film, entitled You Say Potato and written by Hart, was performed at the... more
