2016 Archives
Thu 26 May 2016
Cheer Up Love by Susan Calman
26/05/2016 … Comedians have long stopped just telling jokes in favour of speaking about subjects that interest them – No 1 on that list being themselves, of course.
Tape Face Got Talent
Silent comic to appear on American series
26/05/2016 … The Boy With Tape On His Face is to appear in the new series of America's Got Talent.
Count Arthur Strong to appear in panto
Alongside Paul Zerdin, Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary
26/05/2016 … Count Arthur Strong is to make his real-life pantomime debut.
© C4 / Dave Brown Noel Fielding's Japanese gameshow gameshow
26/05/2016 … Noel Fielding is piloting a new Channel 4 series based on Japanese gameshows.
© BBC Hitchhikers' Guide returns to Radio 4
With unpublished Douglas Adams material
26/05/2016 … The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is returning to Radio 4 with its first series in more than a decade – and featuring John Lloyd as the Voice of The Book.
Eddie Izzard: My homophobic abuse at FA Cup Final
Crystal Palace fan called him 'a disgrace'
26/05/2016 … Eddie Izzard says he was subjected to homophobic abuse at the FA Cup final at the weekend.
Barry Crimmins comes to UK
US comic who fought child porn
26/05/2016 … Barry Crimmins, the American stand-up who has actively helped clear child pornography from the internet, is to perform in the UK for the first time in 30 years.