In the face of escalating concern over the transmission and infection rate of the newly identified Indian variant which once again could potentially slam the doors shut on the events industry just as it’s about to crawl off the floor and take its first steps back to normality the Cambridge Comedy Festival has taken steps to counteract the situation and give its event a fighting chance of going ahead this July.
Using the same template and building on the recent scientifically successful trial events (football,
Comedians Jayde Adams, Lucy Porter, Dave Johns and Lou Sanders are among the competitors in this Saturday's edition of Pointless Celebrities.
Also taking part in the quiz show hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman are Chris Hollins, Dallas Campbell, Phil Daniels and Levi Roots.
Bafta award-winning and Golden Globe nominated James McAvoy (Split, X-Men franchise, His Dark Materials) and Bafta award-winning and Emmy nominated Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Military Wives) star in multi award-winning writer, Dennis Kelly’s (Utopia, Pulling, The Third Day) searingly funny and painfully poignant love story, Together
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the second season of its critically acclaimed comedy series “Trying,” which will debut globally Friday, May 21. The series, which was recently renewed for a third season, will premiere with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday, exclusively on Apple TV+.
This is an interview with comedian James Acaster, which first ran in 2017 in the Evening Standard. He seemed in pretty good spirits, although there did seem to be hints of a darker undercurrent.
British Comedy Award winning star of The Inbetweeners and Friday Night Dinner Simon Bird has unveiled his debut stand-up special, ‘Debrief’, which is available to watch exclusively on Channel 4’s streaming service All 4 from 00:01am on Friday 14th May.
Simon Evans’ postponed dates have been rescheduled again. His The Work of the Devil tour now starts up again this May.
Evans' last tour, Genius 2.0, provided a hilarious analysis of the departure of any visible sign of intelligence from modern life. But his new show raises the stakes, with his usual excoriating views of a world on fire – given a perspective shift due to personal revelations that have recently turned his world upside down.
Shane Allen, BBC’s Director of Comedy, has confirmed he is leaving to team up with recently departed Head of Comedy Commissioning Kate Daughton to launch a new outfit specialising in scripted comedy and comedy drama, backed by Lookout Point
Award-winning comedy channel Dave has announced a batch of new comedies featuring comedy performers including . The following will all air on Dave later this year.
Richard Ayoade guest presents the seventh episode of the 61st series of Have I Got News For You, on Friday 21st May, at 9.00pm - it will be his sixth time in the host's chair. Joining the actor and comedian as the two guest panellists will be broadcaster and writer Richard Osman and the former co-Chairwoman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi, alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
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