On Friday night Dermot O’Leary is visiting small businesses to see what they are doing to raise money for Comic Relief. And first up are the staff of Michael & Eagle lettings whose unique (... more
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The hugely influential improvisation pioneer Keith Johnstone has died. He was 90.Johnstone's book Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre was essential reading for both comedians and actors who wanted... more
Danny Dyer will join filming on the new BBC comedy Henpocalypse! next week. The series is centred around bridezilla Zara whose hen-do is interrupted by the apocalypse. She and her fellow working-... more
Good batch of guests for Jonathan Ross this week. Comedians James Acaster and Tom Davis, Prue Leith and Maya Jama. Pop star Niall Horan, who is best known for his work with One Direction, will be... more
Griff Rhys Jones has sent intrigued scholars (well, me) rushing to the linguistic reference books (well, google) after he claimed that his late comedy partner Mel Smith was responsible for coining... more
More topical fun and chat from Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe this week, with special guests comedians Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and actor David Harewood*. Liverpudlian... more
Audible is to release a live stand-up comedy series, Mo Gilligan’s Spotlight, hosted by the triple BAFTA winning comedian himself and featuring some the UK’s most exciting comedic voices.... more
Red Nose Day is live on Friday 17 March from 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer. The three-hour fundraising favourite will entertain the nation with sketches, live performances, big surprises and... more
Publisher Faber has acquired Weirdo, the first novel from comedian Sara Pascoe. It will be published on 14th September 2023.The book, set in Essex, follows Sophie, who “had a feeling something was... more
Off Menu duo James Acaster and Ed Gamble have been confirmed for the special edition of Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer.The comedians, who are the co-hosts of the hit podcast Off Menu, had... more
