Put That Ball
World Cup song from Gareth Cooper
18/06/2018 … Comedian Gareth Cooper has become the latest to jump on the World Cup song bandwagon – despite knowing very little about the sport.
2018 Archives
Mon 18 June 2018
Rare stage role for Ruth Jones
18/06/2018 … Gavin & Stacey star and co-creator Ruth Jones is to make a rare stage appearance in a new comedy play.
Hannah Gadsby pulls out of the Edinburgh Fringe
Award-winner cites other commitments as her show drops on Netflix
18/06/2018 … Hannah Gadsby has dropped out of the Edinburgh Fringe, citing scheduling conflicts.
Comic filmed making racist insult
Frankie Allen's offensive put-down line
18/06/2018 … Is this the most vile heckle put-down being used in the name of comedy? Liverpudlian comic Frankie Allen has been filmed telling a man: 'Fuck off, you couldn't…
Aussie comics up for Helpmann Award
18/06/2018 … Some of the best-known names in Australian comedy have been nominated for this year’s Helpmann awards.
Candlelit vigil honours murdered Eurydice Dixon
Thousands gather to reclaim the park where comedian died
18/06/2018 … Thousands of people gave gathered for a candlelit vigil for the comedian Eurydice Dixon, who was killed walking home from a gig in Melbourne.
'Are you OK to get home?
A few simple steps could make comedians safer at night, suggests Meryl O'Rourke
18/06/2018 … The horrific killing of young Australian stand-up Eurydice Dixon walking home after a gig in Melbourne last week has highlighted the vulnerable position many comedians…
RTÉ picks four sitcoms to pilot
New drive to find a hit Irish comedy to export
18/06/2018 … Four sitcom pilots are to air on RTÉ television as part of a new drive to find the next Irish comedy hit.