Taskmaster returns for series 8
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
05/05/2019 … The comedy week ahead on TV and radio Sunday May 5 RUBY WAX: FRAZZLED: In this week’s half-hour Radio 4 comedy, Ruby Wax returns to talk about mental…
2019 Archives
Sun 05 May 2019
Dame Edna confirms comeback tour
...but she's 'sacked' controversial Barry Humphries
05/05/2019 … More than six years after announcing her retirement Dame Edna Everage has announced a new tour of Australia in September and October.
Sat 04 May 2019
Watch Hannah Gadsby’s TED Talk
04/05/2019 … The week’s comedy on demand.
Why comedians shouldn't tell audiences how original they are being
It's a strategy likely to fail, one academic argues
04/05/2019 … Avant-garde comedians who break out of their routines to explain how experimental they are being could be doing themselves no favours, one academic claims.
Edinburgh's FringePig magazine to close
After founder Liam Mullone is elected a councillor
04/05/2019 … Alternative Edinburgh magazine FrignePig is closing after founder Liam Mullone was elected as a local councillorin Devon.
Fri 03 May 2019
What does alternative comedy mean today?
Academics discuss the state of the art
03/05/2019 … A new generation of comedians are setting themselves out as ‘alternative’ – even though their principles are at odds with the original pioneers…
Shappi Khorsandi adapts her novel for the stage
...as David Baddiel works on a new play, too
03/05/2019 … Shappi Khorsandi and David Baddiel are bringing their first plays to London.
Lady Bracknell on Twitter...
03/05/2019 … Quote and tweets of the week… Quote of the week 'Comedians aren't always terribly nice.