Rarely Asked Questions: Stuart Laws

Stand-up, filmmaker and viral Twitter star Stuart Laws' brand new comedy special is released on 20th April by 800 Pound Gorilla Media. The special will be available to watch for free via YouTube from 11pm.

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Adam Hills Talks OBEs, Drink And Comedy With Nick Grimshaw And Angela Hartnett

Adam Hills is the latest guest on Nick Grimshaw and restaurateur Angela Hartnett's podcast Dish.  

The comedian, rugby player and presenter of C4's The Last Leg talks about drinking with Russell Crowe, making the Last Leg, openg a restaurant and doing comedy around elections.

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Rosie Jones To Front Documentary On Disability Trolling

Celebrated comedian Rosie Jones spends her days bringing smiles and laughter to her audiences on screen and on tour. But ever since her first appearance on television, she’s kept a dark and upsetting side of her life in the spotlight private – she is trolled online, daily, and with horrific ferocity, even receiving rape and death threats because of her disability.

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The Windsors To Return For Fourth Series

Following the special Coronation edition it has been announced that C4 satire The Windsors will return for a fourth series.

With Charles now on the throne, he can finally be the sort of hands-on King he always dreamt of being. It starts with him extending the half hour Audience with the PM to an all-afternoon brainstorming session, and quickly escalates to him demanding a place in the cabinet. But is a resurgent monarchy exactly what a politically divided nation wants? Or will he end up going the same way as Charles I?

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Paul Whitehouse Talks To Kathy Burke About Death, Ecstasy And Spurs

Paul Whitehouse is the latest guest on Kathy Burke's podcast Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake.

In a wide ranging chat Whitehouse talks about buying Harry Enfield a voucher for Dignitas, supporting Spurs and taking ecstasy. Below are some excerpts from their podcast chat.

Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake is available to listen to on all podcast platforms.

 

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Interview: Reece Shearsmith Discusses The New Series Of Inside No. 9

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return with an eighth series of their award-winning anthologies.

From the top deck of a London bus to a remote lakeside cabin, from online dating to late-night summonings, all life (and death) is here. Thrills, spills, chills and kills from the fertile minds of Shearsmith and Pemberton.

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Crowdfunder Set Up For Sons Of Comedian Gareth Richards

A Crowdfunding campaign has been organised to raise funds to set up a trust fund for the two young children of Gareth Richards. The 41-year-old comedian died on Good Friday after being involved in a car crash on the M25. 

The fund was set up by his management Mirth Control. The aim was to raise £500, but at the time of writing the fund had already exceeded its target and raised £1837 (update - this story was published yesterday, the figure has gone up to over £13000).

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More Comedy Added To Latitude Line-Up

Latitude has added more comedy to its line-up from July 20 - 23. Following his headline set, Romesh Ranganathan will be bringing the late-night party to the Comedy Arena, closing the Latitude festival with one of his rare and riotous  Hip Hop Saved My Life parties. Ranganathan and his tour DJ  Martin2smoove  will create an exclusive Hip Hop Saved My Festival set with a soundtrack provided by some of the best DJs in the world.

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BBC Comedy Festival Comes To Cardiff – Line-Up Announced

Following on from the inaugural BBC Comedy Festival in Newcastle in May 2022, Cardiff has been named the new BBC City of Comedy and will be playing host to the Comedy Festival from Wednesday 24th – Friday 26th May.

The BBC Comedy Festival is an opportunity to gather the component parts of the comedy industry together and remind the outside world that British comedy is one of our greatest cultural triumphs.

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UK's First Permanent LGBTQ+ Comedy Club To Launch

The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club opens its doors in Archway, London, this May. 

The Queer Comedy Club will give queer audiences and their friends the chance to enjoy stand-up comedy, knowing they’ll be hearing relevant, relatable and most importantly of all, rib-ticklingly funny comedy that reflects their own lives. It will also be a safe and supportive space where queer comics can cut their comedy teeth.

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