Radio 4's The Skewer goes visual
New screen version of Jon Holmes's satirical mash-up show
17/10/2023 … Jon Holmes’s satirical Radio 4 comedy The Skewer has created its first visual episode.
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Tue 17 October 2023
Lucy Beaumont extends tour
19 new dates for The Trouble And Strife show
17/10/2023 … Lucy Beaumont has extended her first-ever tour.
© Matt Holyoak Jimmy Carr: Teach stand-up in schools
'It’s more relevant than music'
17/10/2023 … Jimmy Carr thinks stand-up should be taught in schools.
Mon 16 October 2023
Brendon Burns appeals for help as he heads back to rehab
Comic launches crowdfunding campaign
16/10/2023 … Brendon Burns has launched a crowdfunding appeal to put himself through rehab.
First tour for Jake Lambert
23 dates scattered across 2024
16/10/2023 … Jake Lambert is going on his first national tour In the show, the comedian talk about ‘trying to navigate his way through everyday life, why he has a fear…
© Dancing Ledge/Channel 4 First look at C4's new comedy Big Mood
Images released of stars Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West
16/10/2023 … Channel 4 has released its first images from its upcoming comedy series, Big Mood.
© UKTV Richard Curtis: How my films were 'stupid and wrong'
Writer reflects on the way he portrayed women – and the lack of diversity
16/10/2023 … Richard Curtis has admitted he was ‘stupid and wrong’ in the way he wrote about women in some of his most successful romcoms – especially when…
Sun 15 October 2023
Remembering Felix Dexter, ten years on
Benefit gig heads this week's picks of the best live comedy
15/10/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,038 events Chortle currently has listed.