Gyles Brandreth writes his first autobiography
'It isn’t like anything I’ve ever done before. It comes from the heart.'
04/06/2021 … Gyles Brandreth has written his first autobiography, at the age of 73.
2021 Archives
Fri 04 June 2021
Thu 03 June 2021
Fringe grants to Edinburgh venues
03/06/2021 … Edinburgh venues including Monkey Barrel and The Pleasance have received grants from the Fringe to help their post-Covid recovery.
Stewart Lee to present a documentary about unreliable narrators
03/06/2021 … Stewart Lee is to present a Radio 4 documentary about ‘unreliable narrators’ .
© C4 Jimmy Carr pilots Value For Funny
ITV format seeks people's anecdotes
03/06/2021 … Jimmy Carr is to host a pilot TV show asking members of the public to share their best true-life stories.
Wed 02 June 2021
Daniel Kitson's Bandcamp hackers are defeated
Comic says it's OK to buy his albums again
02/06/2021 … Daniel Kitson has told his fans its OK to buy his albums from Bandcamp again, after being hit by hackers last month.
New comedy shorts for Dave's social media
From Amelia Dimoldenberg, Big Zuu, Olga Koch and more
02/06/2021 … The Dave channel has commissioned five short-form comedy shows for its social media.
Tue 01 June 2021
Which delivery firm did Guz Khan advertise?
01/06/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Fry and Laurie to reunite on new animated movie
New version of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost
01/06/2021 … Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are to reunite on a new animated film.