© Jeannie O’Brien Maeve Higgins pens her third book
09/01/2018 … Irish comedian Maeve Higgins has written her third book, a collection of essays about becoming American.
2018 Archives
Tue 09 January 2018
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Which comedian sings the Shaun The Sheep theme tune?
09/01/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Are intersex stand-ups 'too dark' for comedy?
Amazon Jackson doesn't think so
09/01/2018 … This was the initial knee-jerk reaction from one comedy buddy when I first announced my intention to ‘come out’ as an intersex person during my set at…
© BBC Comedies up for NTA awards
09/01/2018 … Benidorm, The Big Bang Theory, Still Open All Hours and Peter Kay’s Car Share have been shortlisted in the National Television Awards.
© BBC Radio 4 gets more Alone
BBC commissions full series of mid-life sitcom
09/01/2018 … The BBC has ordered a full series of its middle-aged house-share comedy Alone, starring Angus Deayton.
Unlocking the comedy Vaults
Underground festival boasts 125 shows
09/01/2018 … London’s Vault festival, which takes place in the tunnels beneath Waterloo station, is to include its own comedy festival this year.
© FX Louis CK's The Cops officially axed
No big surprise given the revelations about his conduct
09/01/2018 … Louis CK’s animated comedy The Cops is officially dead.