Eleanor Tiernan falls victim to strict rules
07/05/2019 … It has been criticised for allowing extremism and dangerous misinformation to spread unfettered – and even for airing footage from the Christchurch massacres…
The latest Comedy Central Flap
07/05/2019 … What's the female equivalent of the sports car that screams 'small penis'? This short from Comedy Central may have the answer.
But only if you're not a white man in new diversity drive
07/05/2019 … Stand-up streaming platform NextUp has announced a £10,000 bursary to broaden the range of comedians available on their platform.
Pioneers challenge the popular image
07/05/2019 … The popular image of the Comedy Store being at the vanguard of the alternative comedy revolution has been challenged at a conference to mark 40 years since the groundbreaking…
At the Hackney Empire next month
07/05/2019 … Paul Chowdhry is to record a new stand-up special The Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo comedian will tape his set over two shows at the Hackney Empire on…
© Jacqui Double The founders of Alternative Cabaret reminisce...
07/05/2019 … In 1979, Tony Allen and Alexei Sayle set up a collective of politically motivated performers called Alternative Cabaret, with ethos borrowed from…
© Netflix 07/05/2019 … Ricky Gervais has finished the first draft for a second series of After Life.
© Amy Schumer/Instagram ...if you haven't had enough baby news for one day
07/05/2019 … If you aren't already sick of baby news – just 23 pages on the new Sussex in the Daily Mail – here's a little more.
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