Following the closure of UK theatres due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Jason Byrne has announced that his 2020 UK tour has been rescheduled for Autumn next year. Details of how to exchange tickets will... more
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Life after death comedy ReincarNathan returns to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds, Thursday 9 July at 18:30, welcoming back Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan, joined by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Sally... more
Comic Relief has announced how much money was raised by their The Big Night In Appeal in April.The night, which was broadcast on the BBC, included special performances from Little Britain, Miranda... more
Tom Allen's autobiography is set to be published this autumn.No Shame will come out in hardback on November 12, price £20.This is the blurb:'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to... more
The scripts for acclaimed anthology series Inside No. 9 are to be published for the first time. First out will be series 1 -3 and Reece Shearsmith has tweeted that "series 4-6 will follow and we are... more
The people behind the Greater Manchester Fringe, Camden Fringe, World Fringe and Eventotron are looking into the possibility of staging comedy gigs in people's gardens.They have set up a page,... more
Comedian Shappi Khorsandi has spoken out about sexual misconduct in the comedy industry, saying that “In the nineties, we thought feminism was matching the men pint for pint, and pretending we... more
The BFI, through its Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), has announced the winners of its See Yourself on Screen Challenge - a UK-wide competition for 4-18-year olds, launched by doctor... more
Acclaimed stand-up comedian Daniel Sloss will be interviewed by Richard Herring live on Twitch tonight.Sloss will be talking about various topics including his imminent Drive-In live shows in London... more
Everyman’s Library and Champagne Bollinger today, 1 July, announce Flake by Matthew Dooley (Vintage, Jonathan Cape) as the winner of the 2020 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.... more
