Ivo Graham, Sofie Hagen, Lou Sanders, Dane Baptiste, Jessie Cave, Jordan Brookes, Fern Brady and John Kearns are some of the acts who feature on a new audiobook offering a flavour of what this year's... more
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After a 20-year comedy career, Jason Manford is a pretty good judge when it comes to the mood of the nation and what is needed to make us chuckle and smile in these strange times. So Jason has... more
Manchester comedy club the Frog & Bucket has staged the first official post-lockdown indoor comedy gig.It was the first of two pilots this week which will test how viable comedy shows will be... more
The producers of Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival have announced that they are going to go ahead with the 2021 events, with support from a significant number of friends and... more
Welsh charity, Carmarthen Youth Project - Dr.M’z, features in the second episode of The National Lottery’s Good News Bulletin today – a new weekly round-up of feel-good stories hosted by... more
Arts Council England has published the eligibility criteria for £500m worth of grants that they are distributing as part of the Cultural Renewal Fund. And the comedy industry... more
Dawn French's latest novel will be published this autumn.Because of You is a story of motherhood.According to the blurb "This is a book about mothers and daughters, love and loss, mistakes and regret... more
Alex Horne’s International Emmy and triple BAFTA nominated show Taskmaster has revealed the latest quintet of contestants who will feature in the brand new series set to launch this... more
Brighton Fringe favourites The Warren are hosting an outdoor comedy and theatre festival on the beach running from the 5th August - 5th September. Having only got the go-ahead from the... more
Wheel of Misfortune is a new comedy podcast launching on BBC Sounds on Tuesday 4th August presented by comedians and friends, Alison Spittle and Fern Brady. In each episode, they will spin... more