A group of comedians has been successful in their attempt to do a gig on Mount Everest in the Himalayas.Martin Mor, Wayne Deakin, Tom Wrigglesworth and Mickey D were among the group who broke the... more
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I, Daniel Blake, the new film by Ken Loach starring comedian Dave Johns, is a contender for the prestigious Palme D'Or Award at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival.In the film the stand-up from... more
Adam Hills has anounced a major London performance of his Clown Heart show. This follows a sold-out tour this spring.The star of Channel 4’s The Last Leg will be at London’s Eventim... more
British stand up/actor Brett Goldstein has been cast in a new comedy television pilot being made by HBO in America.According to a Deadline report, A Lot is inspired by Maureen Dowd’s book Are... more
Comedians Zoe Coombs Marr and Rhys Nicholson are to get married in Australia on Friday.They both have same sex partners but have decided to get engaged and then marry on Friday night to underline... more
Romesh Ranganathan has confirmed that there will be a second series of his hit BBC3 series Asian Provocateur.Posting the news on Twitter Ranganathan wrote "the game just got real: Asian Provocateur... more
The first-ever Sketch Off Final took place tonight (Monday) at the Leicester Square Theatre, with eight acts competing for the 2016 title.The winners were sketch group The Jest, who picked up a... more
A British independent short film starring comedians Richard Herring and Rachel Stubbings has won an award at a Paris Film Festival.While You Were Away, directed by Ben Mallaby and written by Gabriel... more
Kerry Howard has been cast as the young Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC's forthcoming prequel of classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.Howard, who is Russell Howard's sister in real-life, is best known... more
Comedy radio station Radio Active is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe after a 27-year break. The original cast including Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton... more
