Panti Bliss sells her story
Drag queen's tale being developed for TV
10/04/2017 … The man behind Irish drag queen Panti Bliss has sold the rights to his story to a TV production company.
2017 Archives
Mon 10 April 2017
Revealed: What the BBC's comedy chief wants to make
Shane Allen gives his commissioning wish-list
10/04/2017 … BBC comedy chief Shane Allen has revealed his wish-list for new shows – with a family-friendly sitcom for BBC One a priority.
Comedy music video: Living at Home
10/04/2017 … Sketch group Two Plus Ones have released a new music video about the perks of being in their early twenties and still living with mum and dad.
© Andy Hollingworth Comics raise cash for a vagina museum
10/04/2017 … Barely a day goes by without comedians holding a benefit gig for one good cause or another… but this has to be one of the more unusual.
Simon Amstell to direct his second film
Benjamin is about 'intimacy and despair'
10/04/2017 … Simon Amstell is to direct his second film, after making his debut with the iPlayer mockumentary Carnage.
Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
10/04/2017 … She says she’s feeling under the weather, but even so you can’t fault Rose Matafeo’s vibrancy and energy.
'I'd like a gentle flogging'
'Lord' Micky Flanagan gets a taste for spanking
10/04/2017 … Micky Flanagan has indulged his secret desire to be spanked – and now wants to do it again.
Jon Culshaw's dark obsession...
Impressionist is a keen eclipse-chaser
10/04/2017 … Impressionist Jon Culshaw has revealed a strange hobby: chasing total solar eclipses around the world.