comedy
Channel 4 and Northern Ireland Screen have selected three half-hour comedy scripts to be written as part of the broadcaster’s Comedy Lab in Northern Ireland, offering a major opportunity for writers to develop bold, distinctive comedy projects.
BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ have commissioned two six-part series of new drama Tall Tales & Murder, in association with Screen Ireland. The show is written by Stuart Carolan - the writer and creator of RTÉ's smash-hit crime drama Love/Hate, one of the most critically acclaimed and successful Irish dramas ever produced - and is co-created with double EMMY and Directors Guild of America Award winner Chris Addison (Veep, Breeders, The Thick of It).
Comedy website British Comedy Guide has launched a refreshed version of its BCG Pro website, an essential tool for creatives wanting to be successful in the comedy industry..
Scottish comedians Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Marc Jennings, Liam Withnail, Stuart McPherson and Rosco Mcclelland will premiere their stand-up comedy shows online this June and July as part of a weekly series called Summer Laugh, presented by the Some Laugh podcast.
Comedy Bloomers’ LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025 Grand Final hits the Clapham Grand on 10 June, judged by James Barr, Tia Kofi, Zoe Lyons (pictured), and Jessica Fostekew
Schooled, written and created by Delia-René-Donaldson has been greenlit for a six-part series by Channel 4. The series was commissioned as part of Channel 4 and GroupM Motion Entertainment’s Diverse Indies Fund, a ring-fenced fund set up to support small and medium sized ethnically diverse-led production companies to produce new projects.
A new comedy clun is launching in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Nightclub Digital on Times Square, is bringing top names from the comedy circuit to the Toon. Best known as a nightclub, Digital have been programming a programme of events, gigs and shows to adapt to changing times and give people nights out to remember.
The first show features Nabil Abdulrashid, Esther Manito, Dean Coughlin and Si Beckwith.
Adam Door has won West End New Act of the Year 2025. Adam beat 16 other acts in the final at the Albany on Tuesday 6th May.
Madeleine Brettingham and Jim Hooker bagged the runner up spots and while both Imran Hafeez and Sophie Sconcia tied for the Audience Vote award.
Resident host Steve McLean said 'We've not had a tie for any podium place in the final before.
Do you want to go to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for free?
Think you could handle more than 100 hours of comedy in two weeks?
Then you may have what it takes to be a public member of the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel 2025.
Join the judging panel for Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Britain’s most important prize for comedy as it celebrates 45 years of discovering comedy genius. You will be part of the panel voting for the Best Comedy Show and the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.
The finalists of the 2025 West End New Act of the Year comedy competition have been announced .
Over 300 acts entered the competition with around 120 being offered a place.
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