Jack Boyles joins the team after hunt for working-class and BAME writers
12/03/2019 … Chortle has recruited a new working-class reviewer to work at the Edinburgh Fringe in a bid to widen the field of critical voices there.
Second such programme for Radio 4
12/03/2019 … Sarah Millican is to host a female-led panel show for Radio 4.
12/03/2019 … Advertising bookings are now being taken on Chortle for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.
Festival's comedy line-up announced
12/03/2019 … The Larmer Tree festival has announced its comedy line-up for 2019.
12/03/2019 … Kevin Hart’s London show is to be released as his first Netflix special.
'We have a blind spot' organiser admits
11/03/2019 … An American festival has been forced to change its line-up after being criticised for having no black women on the bill.
11/03/2019 … Robin Ince’s traditional Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People is to be staged in Greater Manchester for the first time.
At Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival
11/03/2019 … Comedians and writers from around the world are being invited to pitch TV or web series at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival.
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