The BBC Comedy Festival is back in May 2025 and the host city will be Belfast. The festival is a chance for producers, both established and new, and those taking their first steps in the TV... more
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The final of this year's BBC New Comedy Awards has been broadcast on BBC One. The compere/host was Lucy Beaumont and the judges were Josh Pugh, Shaparak Khorsandi and Babatunde Aleshe.Over a... more
The finalists have been announced for the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2024.The final takes place on Sunday 8 December at 7pm at Leicester Square Theatre.Buy tickets here.And the... more
Actor Timothy West has died. He was 90.In a long acting career he played a number of major straight dramatic roles such as Bolingbroke in Richard II and notched up appearances in Macbeth and Day of... more
Comedian Will Mars has put a show on sale for Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which he claims is the first show to go on sale for next year's Fringe*.Joke Thieves is the show where comedians perform their own... more
Firstly Steve Gribbin is not dead. The title of this piece refers to the fact that he is celebrating 40 years in comedy. More mature comedy fans will remember him as half of musical satirical duo... more
Comedian Neil Delamere is back with his new show Achilles Neil, playing at venues across the UK in 2025 The tour goes on sale at 10am on Friday 15th November Join Neil Delamere as he takes... more
Comedian Craig Campbell is bringing his Raging Gracelessly tour to Scotland in December, with ten gigs across the country, starting in Gourock on 5 December and finishing in Banchory on 20 December.... more
The Cosmic Shambles Network are delighted to announce the return of Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People, Robin Ince’s iconic seasonal extravaganza. Robin hosts three nights and a matinee of... more
Josh Widdicombe is the first celebrity announced to take part in the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Christmas Special. He will be paired with professional dancer Karen Hauer.Rumours started that he was... more
