2017 Archives
Sat 07 January 2017
Leicester Comedy Festival preview show 2017
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the De Montfort Hall
07/01/2017 … Jason Byrne is a comedian who always has a bottomless capacity to be amused by his audience, leaping on every interjection to make out they are the ‘maddest crowd…
Fri 06 January 2017
Harry Hill wants your TV ideas
So he can make a show of his own
06/01/2017 … Harry Hill is seeking ideas for new TV shows to be pitched to a panel of industry experts.
'I am prepared to put my arse on the table...'
06/01/2017 … • '2016 saw you take my favourite comedian Ronnie Corbett, my favourite musician Keith Emerson, my favourite magician Paul Daniels and my favourite DJ Terry Wogan…please…
Shappi Khorsandi withdraws from book prize
'I felt my skin colour was up for an award'
06/01/2017 … Shappi Khorsandi has pulled out of a book award for ethnic minority writers because she didn’t want to be judged on her skin colour.
Thu 05 January 2017
© Stuart Hogben Festival wants more Latitude
05/01/2017 … The Latitude Festival is bidding to be bigger than ever this year.