Gyles Brandreth launches interview podcast
Delving into guests' first memories
16/08/2023 … Gyles Brandreth is to launch a new interview podcast called Rosebud.
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Tue 15 August 2023
Graham Linehan's Edinburgh Fringe gig axed
Venue pulls the plug following complaints
15/08/2023 … Graham Linehan’s Edinburgh Fringe gig has been cancelled after the venue received complaints about his appearance.
BBC topical comedy is 100 years old tomorrow
Historian finds the first ever news-based stand-up routine from 1923
15/08/2023 … The first known topical stand-up routine on British radio aired exactly 100 years ago tomorrow, comedy historian Alan Stafford has found, It came from the first…
Edinburgh Fringe producer Lydia Mason dies at 40
The 'Vice-Admiral' of the Free Festival
15/08/2023 … Edinburgh Fringe producer Lydia Mason has died unexpectedly at the age of 40.
Mon 14 August 2023
'Biggest award in comedy' announces its nominees
Shortlist for NextUp's 2m inflatable trophy
14/08/2023 … Twenty nominees have been announced for the biggest award in comedy.
Is Graham Linehan coming to the Edinburgh Fringe?
Comedy Unleash bills a top comic writer who's been cancelled
14/08/2023 … His views on transgender issues have made him a pariah across much of comedy, now Graham Linehan looks set to enter the lions’ den with a performance…
New book podcast from Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd
14/08/2023 … Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd are launching a book-club podcast aimed at 'lonely outsiders' In Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club - which…
Alternative Edinburgh comedy awards announce their longlist
More than 50 Fringe shows in the running
14/08/2023 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards – the accolades set up when it appeared that the original awards might not be happening this year – have announced their…