Jenny Eclair announces 60 dates to mark her 60 years
New tour... coronavirus permitting
02/09/2020 … Jenny Eclair is to embark on a 60-date tour to mark her 60th birthday.
2020 Archives
Wed 02 September 2020
© Netflix Katherine Ryan discovers her inner prude
...while filming sex scenes for The Duchess
02/09/2020 … She’s normally fairly unabashed in her comedy – but Katherine Ryan has made the shock discovery that she might actually be a prude.
Tributes paid after comedian Ian Royce dies at 51
Comic was best known as Britain's Got Talent's warm-up man
02/09/2020 … Tributes have been paid to comedian Ian Royce, best known for his warm-up work on Britain's Got Talent, after he died at the age of 51.
© Nick Wall Two Weeks To Live
02/09/2020 … ‘Fish out of water’ is a stock comedy premise, and in Two Weeks To Live, Kim is a very strange fish indeed.
Suzi Ruffell plays the O2 (roof)
02/09/2020 … For comedians, a gig the O2 is the pinnacle of their career – now Suzi Ruffell is to become the first stand-up to perform ON TOP of the London landmark.
HBO drops James Veitch's special following assault allegations
Comic denies claims collated by The Hollywood Reporter
02/09/2020 … HBO Max has dropped James Veitch’s stand-up special amid claims of rape and sexual assault.
Tue 01 September 2020
John Bishop invests in new podcast network
And comic will make a show for the platform when it launches
01/09/2020 … John Bishop has invested in a new podcast network to be run by a team of former BBC employees.
London Podcast Festival announces first events
Socially distanced gigs broadcast online
01/09/2020 … The London Podcast Festival has announced the first events in this year’s programme.