Comedian James Veitch's HBO Max special has been removed following allegations of sexual assault and rape.
A number of women have made allegations regarding Veitch's behaviour when they were studying at Sarah Lawrence College when he was a graduate student over a decade ago.
Sky seems to be on a bit of a roll at the moment with edgy comedy dramas. There was the Sue Perkins/Mel Giedroyc Hitmen, then the current I Hate Suzie with Billie Piper. And now here comes Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams in the rollercoaster comedy Two Weeks To Live.
Update: due to demand extra shows have been added. There will now be three performances a night at 7pm, 7:30pm and 8pm. Ticket details below.
The O2 in London has announced the launch of an all-new event series ‘Stand Up at The O2’, offering customers the chance to enjoy an exclusive comedy performance on top of the world’s number one music, entertainment and leisure venue.
The 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe drew to a close yesterday, Monday 31 August, after a series of online events, programmes, platforms and initiatives kept the spirit of the festival alive during the covid-19 pandemic.
BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy will start filming on 1 September in six different cities across the UK, with a mission to kick start live stand-up comedy again.
Musician KT Tunstall is to present a documentary about cult humourist Ivor Cutler.
Cutler was Glaswegian, Jewish and an eccentric musical genius. To KT Tunstall, his records have been the soundtrack of her global travels: “I’ve always found his music almost medicinal,” she says.
Comedian Frank Skinner is set to co-present a documentary about literary figures James Boswell & Samuel Johnson.
Boswell & Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip follows Frank Skinner and best-selling novelist Denise Mina as they recreate Samuel Johnson and James Boswell’s famous 1773 Grand Tour of Scotland. The trip will tap into Skinner and Mina’s longtime fascination with Johnson and Boswell, respectively.
The semi-finalists have been announced for this year's Britain's Got Talent.
200 acts were whittled down to 40, who will now appear in heats hoping to make it to the final.
Among those that have got through are a number of comedy acts.
Circuit regulars Myra Dubois (pictured) and guitar-juggling stand-up Steve Royle have gone through.
Nabil Abdulrashid, who got the Golden Buzzer from Alesha Dixon, is through to the next round.
Frankie Boyle returns with his New World Order to help make sense of a bewildering 2020. The show features Frankie at his vicious best as he tackles the biggest issues troubling the planet.
Over the series, Frankie makes a string of bold and often outrageous statements which he then picks apart with the help of Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp, Sophie Duker, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jamali Maddix, Guz Khan and Sara Barron.
Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Thursdays at 10pm, BBC Two from September 3.
The online Shedinburgh Fringe Festival has announced an exclusive interview with multi-award-winning writer, comedian and film and TV actor Steve Coogan.
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