Cult comedy happening the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society is going online. Last year's Edinburgh Fringe shows at the Monkey Barrel were filmed and will now be aired on YouTube. The aim... more
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Multi-award winning duo, producer Francesca Moody (Fleabag/Baby Reindeer) and writer/performer Gary McNair (A Gamblers Guide To Dying/Square Go/Locker Room Talk) are setting up... more
BBC Radio 4 has ordered a new four-part comedy series from Ashley Blaker entitled 6.5 Children. The commission follows the comedian’s successful two-part Radio 4 show Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide To... more
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is among the performers supporting a fundraising campaign to help artists who were due to appear at Underbelly Fringe 2020. Fans are asked to donate the price of a ticket or... more
he Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has launched the first Fringe Central virtual hub. Designed to capture the welcoming, collaborative atmosphere of the physical Fringe Central space run... more
Comedy Central UK has revealed the host and ten-strong line up of rising comedians who will star in Comedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe; a brand new 10 x 7-min digital series in... more
Shaun Ryder, best known as lead singer in Happy Mondays, is set to play the ex-husband of Diane Morgan's character in her new BBC sitcom Mandy.Morgan explained how the singer was cast in an interview... more
Romesh Ranganathan, Jack Whitehall and Russell Howard are among the comedians who have recently teamed up with one of their parents to form an unlikely cross-generational double act. Now Mark Thomas... more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the winners of the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards, celebrating and rewarding the very best programmes and performances of... more
Comedians and comedy clubs have been devastated by the news on Friday that indoor performances at comedy clubs cannot return from Saturday, August 1 as was announced two weeks ago. In a statement by... more