We've lost a Friend. Matthew Perry dead at 54
Tributes paid to troubled star
29/10/2023 … Friends star Matthew Perry has died at the age of 54.
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Fri 27 October 2023
© Johan Persson Only Fools And Horses musical to tour
Sitcom spin-off to play 30 cities in 2024-2025
27/10/2023 … Only Fools and Horses The Musical is to embark on a UK tour next year, after more than 1,000 performances in the West End.
Registrations open for 2024 Melbourne comedy festival
...as this year's event claims a box office record
27/10/2023 … Registrations have opened for the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Go Faster Stripe to release stand-up specials for free
Starting with Joe Wells and Wil Hodgson
27/10/2023 … Independent comedy label Go Faster Stripe is starting to release stand-up specials for free on YouTube.
Thu 26 October 2023
Comedy agent Kitty Laing demoted in antisemitic tweet row
But she will continue to represent her acts
26/10/2023 … Leading comedy agent Kitty Laing is to lose her senior roles after retweeting incendiary posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict.
© BBC Lost episodes of classic Eric Sykes and Terry Scott sitcoms discovered
...but still dozens are missing
26/10/2023 … Two lost episodes of 1960s sitcoms have been rediscovered in private collections.
© Raphael Neal New tour for Catherine Bohart
Soho Theatre run and 25 other dates for Again, With Feelings
26/10/2023 … Catherine Bohart has announced a 2024 tour Her new show Again, With Feelings kicks off with 12 nights at London’s Soho Theatre in March, followed by 24…
Jen Brister’s The Optimist to be released as a stand-up special
First as 'pay what you want'... then for free
26/10/2023 … Jen Brister’s latest stand-up show The Optimist is to be put out as a special next month.