Flight of the Conchords add 11 dates
...as promoters clamp down on touts
01/11/2017 … Flight of the Conchords have announced 11 more dates in their UK and Ireland tour.
2017 Archives
Wed 01 November 2017
No such thing as a female compere
...at least not linguistivally
01/11/2017 … Here’s a fun fact unearthed while writing the article about Miranda Hart hosting the Royal Variety Performance – there’s no such thing as a female…
Omid Djalili releases stand-up special for free
...but asks for donations for cancer research
01/11/2017 … Omid Djalili has released his 2015 stand-up show Iranalamadingdong online for free.
Gilligan sells mo tickets
Comic fills London theatre 12 times over
01/11/2017 … Mo Gilligan has sold out 12 nights at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in 24 hours – despite having almost no mainstream profile.
© ITV Anna Maxwell Martin joins Good Omens
More casting news for Gaiman/Pratchett comedy
01/11/2017 … More casting has been announced for Good Omens, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s comedy fantasy.
Vodafone Comedy Carnival Day 4
Review by Steve Bennett in Galway
01/11/2017 … As the internationals entertain elsewhere in Galway, a pick of Irish comics entertain yet another packed-out audience at the Roisin Dubh.
Aziz Ansari accepts a Bafta award
...and he's pretty pissed off about it
01/11/2017 … Aziz Ansari has picked up Bafta’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence In Comedy in Los Angeles – and instantly blasted the prize.
Miranda Hart to host the Royal Variety Show
...but she's NOT the first woman to do so
01/11/2017 … Miranda Hart is to host this year’s Royal Variety Performance.