Rosie Wilby longlisted for book award
Is Monogamy Dead? hailed for LGBT writing
27/06/2018 … Comedian Rosie Wilby’s debut book Is Monogamy Dead? has been longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize, which rewards the best in LGBTQ writing.
2018 Archives
Wed 27 June 2018
Graham Linehan: 'I have a touch of the old cancer'
Top comedy writer reveals he's to undergo chemo
27/06/2018 … Graham Linehan, the writer of Father Ted, the IT Crowd and Motherland has revealed that he has testicular cancer.
Channel 4 to pilot a Mr Swallow sitcom
With Nick Mohammed's character as a chat show host
27/06/2018 … Nick Mohammed is making a Mr Swallow sitcom pilot for Channel 4, in which his excitable alter-ego hosts his own chat show, Chortle can reveal.
Fern Bray in Live From The BBC
First of six new stand-up specials
27/06/2018 … Fern Brady explains why she never dates outside her class in this clip from Live From The BBC.
© C4 Stath Lets Flats
27/06/2018 … Every single-camera workplace comedy is likely to be compared to The Office, but David Brent is a paragon of professionalism compared to the letting agents of Michael…
Community comes to All4
All six seasons to be available on demand
27/06/2018 … Channel 4 has brought all six seasons of US comedy Community for its on demand service, All 4.
Daniel Kitson announces Edinburgh Fringe shows
27/06/2018 … Daniel Kitson has announced a full run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Cutting edge comedian?
Comic trains as a barber, to cut fringes at the Fringe
27/06/2018 … Comedians often shell out thousands of pounds on things they probably don’t need at the Edinburgh Fringe.