Anger over Shirley Ghostman's phantom gigs
19/05/2016 … Fans of spiritualist comedy character Shirley Ghostman are up in arms after shows he cancelled seven months ago have still not been rescheduled.
2016 Archives
Thu 19 May 2016
Second London date for Louis CK
19/05/2016 … Louis CK has announced a second London date this summer The comic will be appearing at the SSE Arena Wembley on Saturday August 13 as well as Friday August 12,…
Marxism rises again...
'Lost' Marx Bros revue is revived
19/05/2016 … A 'lost' Marx Brothers musical is to open off Broadway later this month.
Wed 18 May 2016
© BBC Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery
18/05/2016 … There’s more than a whiff of Tales Of The Unexpected about Lenny Henry’s new radio series – and as a child of the 1980s, I’m sure he wouldn’t want it any…
When Jack met Becks
Whitehall makes online interview show for GQ
18/05/2016 … Jack Whitehall has launched a new online video series, featuring David Beckham in the first episode.
Sky orders Irish comedy shorts
From Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and others
18/05/2016 … Sky has revealed details of its next batch of comedy shorts, including films from Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan, Seann Walsh and Al Porter.
'Desperate Housewives on acid'
Channel 4 buys hit Belgian comedy
18/05/2016 … Channel 4 has picked up the rights to a hit Belgian comedy dubbed 'Desperate Housewives on acid'.
Erdogan 'goat-shagging' poem banned
German courts issue injunction against comic
18/05/2016 … A German court has slapped an injunction on comedian Jan Böhmermann, preventing him repeating his poem insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.