North East Screen, the screen agency for the North East of England, has selected three stand up comedy creators who will each receive £1,000 in development funds to help prime them for the wave of... more
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Comedian, actor, television personality and author Joe Pasquale has put pen to paper once again for a book of short horror stories Of Mice And Wolfmen. Set for publication by... more
The BBC has acquired Norwegian comedy drama Afterglow for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer.The seven-part series tells the story of Ester Sand (Nina Ellen Odegaard), the one person you think will live... more
BAFTA has announced the winners of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023. Celebrating the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2022, the ceremony was hosted by Mel Giedroyc, and... more
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has relaunched Fringe Days Out, its flagship community engagement project, ahead of Fringe 2023.Supported by Baillie Gifford and by the PLACE programme (a... more
Michael Harrison for Crossroads Pantomimes has announced the return to the West End of The London Palladium Pantomime for an eighth year, with Jennifer... more
Some top quality comedy content on this week's edition of Sunday Brunch, with guests including Reece Shearsmith, Rachel Parris, Jayde Adams, and Tom Davis.Shearsmith will no doubt be talking about... more
Comedian Barry Humphries has died. He was 89.Humphries injured himself in a fall earlier this year and was recently in hospital again in Sydney. In a long, varied career Humphries was most... more
Ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Pleasance Theatre Trust has announced a comedy preview season at their north London venue.The Pleasance is kicking off the preview season with a free... more
Comedy channel Gold will dedicate the month of June to celebrating the much-loved comedy series Blackadder, as the iconic show celebrates its 40th anniversary on June 15th.As part of the celebrations... more
