2016 Archives
Mon 01 February 2016
Netflix show for Dr Brown
Comic given carte blanche in The Characters
01/02/2016 … Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Dr Brown has made his own half-hour show for Netflix.
My favourite comedy festival memories
By Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival founder Geoff Rowe
01/02/2016 … We recently published a list of all the comedians who have performed at the Leicester Comedy Festival since we set the thing up in 1994.
© BBC Car Share named comedy of the year
Peep Show and Inside No 9 also claim British Comedy Guide gongs
01/02/2016 … Peter Kay’s Car Share has been named comedy of the year by the British Comedy Guide.
Bloomsbury Theatre to stay shut until 2018
...and Piccadilly Comedy Club loses venue, too
01/02/2016 … London’s Bloomsbury Theatre is to remain closed for at least two more years, it was revealed today.
Cooking up a victory
Radio award for In And Out Of The Kitchen
01/02/2016 … Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards’ Radio 4 sitcom In And Out Of The Kitchen has been honoured at the BBC Audio Drama awards.
Izzard revives One Word Impro
Back for a 20th anniversary gig
01/02/2016 … Eddie Izzard has announced a new West End show – with a revival of an improv format that helped make his name 20 years ago.