News: Comedian Publishes Book About Mental Health Based On Play

Writer and comedian Eddy Brimson's new novella Naughty Boy is an exploration of mental health, morality, and politics. This tale jangles the nerves with writing on identity, nature nurture, and the belief that though we may think we are powerless, the only shackles we have placed upon us are our own.

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News: Henley Festival Returns

The Henley Festival is due  to return in 2021. The black-tie event will be moving their traditional dates to Wednesday 15th to Sunday 19th September 2021. There will also be a new pop-up party that will take place from 8th – 10th July ahead of the main festival.

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News: Rob Beckett And Amy Poehler Join The Guests On The Graham Norton Show

On tonight’s show (12th March) Graham welcomes Hollywood stars Jennifer Garner and Amy Poehler, American singer-songwriter Nick Jonas, Call the Midwife’s Leonie Elliott, comic Rob Beckett, and British singer-songwriter Tom Odell. 

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News: Free Fringe Opens Up To Virtual Shows

While applications are still open for in-person shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, many performers won’t make it to Edinburgh this year.

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News: New Comedy Takes A Look At Life After Lockdown

A new show is being launched which will take a comic view of life after lockdown.

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News: Johnny Vegas Launches New Interactive Quiz

Just The Tonic Club's Working From Home night returns on Saturday, March 20 and includes a new interactive pub quiz segment hosted by Johnny Vegas.

Other acts on the bill include Jason Byrne, Hal Cruttenden, Laura Lexx, Chris Turner and Matt Forde.  Regulars include Mick Ferry's Two Minute Interview, Scott Bennett (View From A Shed), Tom Binns and Mark Simmons.  The show is hosted by creator and JTT owner Darrell Martin.

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News: Sky Expands Comedy Team

Sky Studios is expanding its Comedy team with three new hires across indie commissioning and in-house development.

The team, which develops, commissions, and produces original scripted comedy for Sky, this week welcomes Adnan Ahmed and Katie Churchill as in-house Producers with Alex Moody set to join this summer as Commissioning Editor for indie-led projects.

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News: New Tour For Tim Minchin

TIM MINCHIN, award-winning comedian, actor and composer, has confirmed new UK dates of his BACK tour this autumn.

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News: Spinal Tap Star Tony Hendra Dies

Tony Hendra, who was best known to many film fans as Spinal Tap manager Ian Faith, has died. He was 79.

Hendra had a much more extensive comedy career however. He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and had worked with  John Cleese and Graham Chapman. He was also involved in Spitting Image in the early days.

He moved to America in 1964 and opened for Lenny Bruce at the Café Au Go Go in New York. 

He also worked on satirical magazine National Lampoon.

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News: Who Actually Wrote Absolutely Fabulous?

Jennifer Saunders didn't write the scripts for Absolutely Fabulous. Her daughter Beattie did.

The bombshell is dropped on the upcoming edition of confessions show Unforgivable, which goes out on Dave on Tuesday, March 9 at 10pm. 

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