London's Winter Wonderland to host a nightly comedy club
Seven weeks of gigs in Hyde Park attraction
18/10/2018 … London’s annual Winter Wonderland event is to host a nightly comedy club for the first time in its 11-year history.
2018 Archives
Thu 18 October 2018
Wed 17 October 2018
How the stand-up circuit exploits desperate comedians
Performers under pressure to be amenable in an oversaturated market, research finds
17/10/2018 … Comedians are being exploited because of the pressure to appear amenable to bookers and promoters.
© ABC 'I ain't dead bitches!'
Roseanne's anger at her sitcom character's death
17/10/2018 … Roseanne Barr has protested about the way her character has been written out of her own sitcom history.
'Comedians have no choice but to slap on a smile if they wish to build a career in stand-up'
Nick Butler on his research into the stand-up circuit
17/10/2018 … In the popular imagination, comedians live extreme and volatile lives.
Memorial show for Jack Cowley
Comics to pay tribute to their colleague, who also performed as Jack Russell
17/10/2018 … Comedians are to pay tribute to their colleague John Cowley at a memorial event in London later this month.
© Stuart Hogben Chris Ramsey films stand-up special
Tour to be taped at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena
17/10/2018 … Chris Ramsey’s new ‘Just Happy To Get Out Of The House’ tour is to be filmed for future broadcast.
Comedians help Russell Howard to live longer
In the new series of his Sky One show
17/10/2018 … Russell Howard is to join a raft of fellow comedians to try out a series of activities said to prolong life.
More cast announced for Only Fools And Horses musical
Joining Paul Whitehouse in West End production
17/10/2018 … Further casting has been announced for the West End musical version of Only Fools And Horses.