Six European comedy festivals to be announced
30/01/2020 … Leading stand-up promoters Live Nation are to announce a series of six comedy festivals across Europe tomorrow – the very day Britain leaves the EU.
2020 Archives
Thu 30 January 2020
© Mark Seliger Jerry Seinfeld writes his first comedy book in 25 years
Stand-up routines to be published this year
30/01/2020 … Jerry Seinfeld is writing his first book of comedy in more than 25 years.
Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Vaults Festival, London
30/01/2020 … Strip Club Einstein is a good title for Jamali Maddix, a comic who is at once a wastrel and an intelligent and astute social philosopher.
BBC TV's tribute to Nicholas Parsons
Repeating an interview with chef Brian Turner
30/01/2020 … The BBC is to pay tribute to Nicholas Parsons by repeating a 2015 interview with the star.
American book deal for James Veitch
Dot Con gets a US release as his profile rises
30/01/2020 … Comedian James Veitch has sold his book Dot Con to an American publisher.
'I like destroying gods'
Comic justifies 'sickening' Kobe Bryant tweet after huge backlash
30/01/2020 … American comic Ari Shaffir has been forced to offer a lengthy explanation after making a sick joke about the death of Kobe Bryant.
Brexiteer comic Dominic Frisby's bid for No1
30/01/2020 … Comedian Dominic Frisby is hoping to have a Brexit Day No 1 with a song deliberately designed to rile Remainers.
Second series for Hey Tracey
Joel Dommett's quiz show to return
30/01/2020 … Joel Dommett’s ITV2 quiz show Hey Tracey has been commissioned for a second series.