The Leicester Comedy Festival asked some comedy people for their ones to watch out for in 2017's Festival. Here are the choices picked out by promoter and comedian Bob Slayer, founder of ROAR Comedy... more
Previews
It’s the kind of scoop every journalist/documentarist dreams of. Getting access to hitherto unseen archives of someone dead and famous. And that is exactly what Victor Lewis-Smith landed when Peter... more
Channel 4 has helpfully rounded up all of its seasonal shows. Here is a pick of their comedy offerings. Transmission details will be added when C4 has announced them. 8 Out of 10 Cat Does... more
Dane Baptiste is a sharp, fast rising comedian and it is great to see that the BBC has given him a sitcom so early in his career. Sunny D came out of a Comedy Feed one-off and only consists of four... more
Is Jason Manford shaping up to be the new Stephen King? He has not one but two scary stories in the pipeline. He has written That’s the Spirit, a new short film for Sky Arts which is part of their... more
It feels as if the second series of Taskmaster has only just finished but the third series starts on Dave on Tuesday, October 4 at 10pm.Greg Davies and Alex Horne will preside over five more... more
Russell Howard's new six-part series, Russell Howard & Mum USA Road Trip, will premiere on Comedy Central UK on Wednesday 19th October at 10pm.In the series we finally get to meet... more
Hans Teeuwen’s eagerly anticipated UK tour starts at the Soho Theatre tonight. Many of the early dates are already sold out but there should be some tickets available for later shows if you click... more
After a nine-year break Still Game returns for a new six-part series, revisiting evergreen pensioners Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade as they embrace the spirit of growing old disgracefully.Created,... more
Comedian Joe Lycett will make his first appearance as the new host of BBC Radio 4’s It’s Not What You Know on Thursday 29 September. He takes over from Miles Jupp, who now hosts Radio 4’s... more
