Bob Mortimer has talked about how close he was to having a heart attack onstage in 2015.In an interview with The Big Issue to promote his new series Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing he said it... more
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Ruth Jones is to star in the new comedy The Nightingales, presented by Jenny Topper and Theatre Royal Bath Productions. The production, written by William Gaminara ... more
Award-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby has cencelled her forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe run.Gadsby was due to perform her show No Bones About It at Assembly Checkpoint from August 2 - 26. The... more
This year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry Award winner Sam Campbell is to come to the Edinburgh Fringe with his acclaimed show The Trough.Campbell is the latest winner of the... more
Turtle Canyon Comedy has launched a new daily World Cup online show. From Russia With Lou & Annie is hosted by comedians Lou Sanders and Annie McGrath.A new episode will be released – sorry, will... more
Rob Brydon has added more dates to his I Am Standing Up live tour.His dates now run from September 13 in Glasgow to October 13 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff. A lot of the new dates are in Wales... more
Comedian Nat Luurtsema has made the longlist for the Pin Drop Short Story Award 2018.Her short story, Howling Pack of Undesirables, is one of fifteen chosen from an unprecedented number of... more
Stewart Lee is planning to dust off some of his old material to support veteran Birmingham indie band The Nightingales on tour this autumn.Lee will be appearing with them on seven nights doing his 20... more
A vigil is to be held in Princes Park in Melbourne, where comedian Eurydice Dixon was murdered earlier this week on her way home from a gig.Victorian State Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted: "In a few... more
Berlin is playing host to a season of Edinburgh preview shows this summer.The city, which has a thriving English language stand-up scene, is the home of the Berlin Fringe, which runs from July 18 -... more
