Dulwich Hamlet Comedy Club is staging another Comics' Relief gig to raise money for comedians hit in the pocket by the pandemic.This would normally be my local gig but as it is taking place online... more
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BBC Comedy Commissioning has launched the Galton & Simpson Bursary for Comedy Writing. At a time when everyone is feeling the effects of isolation it’s particularly apt to celebrate the life... more
When I interviewed Daniel Sloss a couple of years ago he explained to me that as he was getting older his touring routine was becoming frighteningly sensible. He would be more likely to be spending... more
Episode five of the current series of Have I Got News For You will air on BBC One this Friday, 1st May at 8.30pm . The guest presenter will be ... more
Comedians and friends Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett are launching a new podcast aimed at bringing together famous friends and fellow parents to share the highs and lows of being a parent during the... more
The BBC is to re-make Alan Bennett's classic Talking Heads monologues and will also make some new ones. They will feature Jodie Comer, Monica Dolan, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Sarah Lancashire,... more
Does Ricky Gervais have psychic powers?An old tweet from early 2016 has resurfaced which suggests that Gervais had an uncanny inkling of what might happen in the next few years.In a tweet posted on... more
My Time Capsule is a new, weekly podcast which asks one simple question of its famous guests – “What are the five things from your life that you would put into a time capsule?”The podcast is hosted... more
NextUp, the digital comedy club streaming incredible unseen sets from the best of comedy’s rising stars, have announced they are partnering with the 2020 Funny Women Awards. NextUp will be... more
Iain Stirling (Taskmaster, Love Island) has added a free matinee performance of his new stand-up show Failing Upwards at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on the 22nd November... more
