© BBC Gilded Balloon floats its first Fringe shows of 2018
Luisa Omielan, Zoe Lyons and Rhod Gilbert
21/03/2018 … Luisa Omielan, Zoe Lyons and Rhod Gilbert are to play the Gilded Balloon at this year’s Fringe.
2018 Archives
Wed 21 March 2018
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QI goes to Latitude
Alan Davies and Sandi Toksvig in live festival edition
21/03/2018 … The QI team are to perform a live edition of their panel show at this year’s Latitude Festival.
Dylan Moran: I'm off the booze
21/03/2018 … He became known as the alcohol-sodden Bernard Black, and rarely appears on stage without a glass of wine to enhance his indifferent persona.
Nobbs helps noobs
Second year of comedy writing award
21/03/2018 … Entries have opened for the comedy writing competition set up in memory of Reggie Perrin author David Nobbs.
Monkey Tennis on tour
Live dates for Alan Partridge podcast
21/03/2018 … Alan Partridge fan podcast Monkey Tennis has announced a short tour.
High Vaultage
London festival claims record audiences
21/03/2018 … London’s Vault festival has claimed its most successful year yet, after selling more than 70,000 tickets.
Aisling Bea cast in US sitcom
NBC pilot also stars Inbetweener James Buckley
21/03/2018 … Aisling Bea has landed a major role in a US comedy pilot.
Alan Carr pilots new ITV entertainment show
...and of course it involves the public singing
21/03/2018 … Alan Carr is piloting a new primetime ‘shiny-floor’ entertainment show for ITV.