Piff joins Southbank festival
09/03/2018 … Piff the Magic Dragon heads a new batch of comedy shows announced by the Underbelly Festival on London’s Southbank today.
2018 Archives
Fri 09 March 2018
Who's playing Bristol Comedy Garden 2018?
09/03/2018 … The Bristol Comedy Garden has announced the line-up for its seventh festival, featuring Alan Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Milton Jones and Reginald D Hunter.
© BBC Gold orders Young Ones documentary
...and a new clips compilation
09/03/2018 … The Gold channel has commissioned a major documentary about the impact The Young Ones had on the comedy scene.
© Urs Jaudas/World Economic Forum Matt Forde to interview Anthony Scaramucci
Sacked White House spokesman to appear on Unspun
09/03/2018 … Matt Forde has landed a scoop, persuading former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci to appear on his Dave show Unspun.
Herring aid
Comic's International Women's Day tweets raise £130k
09/03/2018 … Richard Herring has raised more than £130,000 for charity – by spending a day on Twitter.
Not Going Out to make a live episode
Lee Mack reveals plans for next series
09/03/2018 … Lee Mack is to make a live episode of Not Going Out.
Thu 08 March 2018
Watch Richard Pryor's son bomb on stage
Apollo audience boo Mason Pryor
08/03/2018 … As the son of arguably the greatest comedian ever, it was always going to be difficult for Mason Pryor to follow in his father's footsteps.
Crowdfunding boost to make comedy reviewing more diverse
Extra backing for Chortle's initiative
08/03/2018 … A Chortle reader has set up a crowdfunding campaign to help our drive to increase the diversity of comedy reviewers at the Edinburgh Fringe.