42 'objectively funny' Fringe shows come to London
Line-up for 11-day festival revealed
31/08/2018 … A total of 42 shows from the Edinburgh Fringe are to be performed at the Objectively Funny festival in London next month.
2018 Archives
Fri 31 August 2018
I can't believe Louis CK...
31/08/2018 … Tweets of the week I can’t believe Louis CK of all people subjected an unsuspecting crowd to several minutes of self-indulgent behavior without their consent…
Alex Edelman was the best reviewed comic at Edinburgh
31/08/2018 … Alex Edelman was the best-reviewed comedy show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, after attracting an impressive 14 five-star reviews at the festival.
BBC Wales orders stand-up series
With mix of English and Welsh-speaking comedians
31/08/2018 … BBC Wales has commissioned a new TV stand-up series.
Jim Gaffigan is a little bit less of a man...
Comic has emergency appendix op
31/08/2018 … Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco… now Jim Gaffigan has left his appendix in Alaska.
Thu 30 August 2018
Aziz Ansari is back doing stand-up too
Comic announces gigs after Louis CK makes his tentative comeback
30/08/2018 … Aziz Ansari is making a tentative return to stand-up after becoming tarred by a #MeToo story in January.
Chris Ramsey and his wife speak of their miscarriage
'I’ll go quiet and miserable for no reason'
30/08/2018 … Chris Ramsey and his wife Rosie have spoken candidly about the miscarriage they suffered earlier this month.
Geek Island
...an alternative to Love Island
30/08/2018 … On-demand TV service UKTV Play has launched a Love Island spoof, called Geek Island.