Pioneering sketch comedy Smack The Pony may be returning. In an interview in the Guardian Fiona Allen, who was one of the groundbreaking trio with Sally Phillips and Doon Mackichan said that they are “currently working on reunion projects”. Sally Phillips joked: “I think the time has perhaps come for an entirely period-based sketch show: The Big Red One. We used to joke about that. No, I’m still joking.”
National digital radio station Union JACK has signed up as one of the sponsors of the forthcoming Leicester Comedy Festival, with the sponsorship delivering live, on-air broadcasts from some of the festival’s greatest occasions.
Sitcom star Windsor Davies has died. He was 88.
Davies was best known as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the hit sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, which ran from 1974 to 1981. He also had a pop hit, Whispering Grass, with co-star Don Estelle, who played Lofty. The single reached number one in 1975.
Three episodes from classic British television comedies The Likely Lads and Till Death Us Do Part have been recovered and restored, and are due for release alongside re-mastered versions of their feature film spin-offs.
The line-up has been confirmed for the New Act Of The Year 2019, which takes place on February 2.
This year's competition returns to the Hackney Empire, its spiritual home where the competition started out in the 1980s.
Previous finalists are pictured in the image here - they include Russell Brand, Catherine Tate and Stewart Lee. Daniel Kitson is also a past finalist.
The word is that new C4 comedy Pure is going to make a star out of Charly Clive. She talks about the new series here.
Explain a bit about the show, what’s the story?
Comedian Mark Watson has announced his latest project - a series about marathons to tie in with the London marathon and a marathon gig.
Update: Oscar nominee Richard E Grant has been added to the March 18 line-up. There are still some tickets available here, but not many so be fast.
Comedian Richard Herring has announced most of the guests for his next run of podcast interviews at the Leicester Square Theatre and around the country.
The will be the fifteenth series for the award-winning podcast.
Daniel Sloss is to perform his acclaimed show X at the London Palladium. Tickets for the new show on Friday, May 10 go on sale Friday 18th January at the link below.
This comes as a result of the phenomenal demand for tickets across the UK which has seen the 28 year old sell out all of his tour shows to date, including the original run at London’s Soho Theatre, two additional shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and another two shows at the 02 Forum Kentish Town.
Steve Coogan has received a BAFTA Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of Stan Laurel in the Laurel and Hardy biopic Stan & Ollie. Olivia Colman has received a nomination in the Best Actress* category for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite.
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