How to be a comedian
Tiernan Douieb gives loads of advice to kids wanting to get into stand-up
28/10/2021 … Comedian Tiernan Douieb has recorded a series of videos giving kids tips on how to become stand-up.
2021 Archives
Thu 28 October 2021
Brighton Grin final
Review of the conclusion of this new talent hunt
28/10/2021 … Who would start stand-up in a pandemic? But despite the dearth of gigs in which to hone their craft over the past 18 months, the finalists in the first Brighton…
Bianca Del Rio announces UK comedy dates
Unsanitized world tour hits these shores in May
28/10/2021 … RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced a UK comedy tour.
© UKTV Nish Kumar quits Late Night Mash
Comic leaves satirical show after four years and two broadcasters
28/10/2021 … Nish Kumar is standing down as host of Late Night Mash.
In tribute to Hovis Presley
Extract from Forgotten Heroes of Comedy by Robert Ross
28/10/2021 … A hefty new book out today, Forgotten Heroes of Comedy, is the culmination of a long-term passion project from comedy historian Robert Ross,…
© Trevor Leighton Ben Elton announces West End run
Comedian returns to the London stage
28/10/2021 … Ben Elton has announced a two-week run in London’s West End this Christmas.
Frankie Boyle's first novel to be published
A funny crime thriller set in Glasgow
28/10/2021 … Frankie Boyle has secured a publisher for his first novel: a crime thriller set in Glasgow after the Scottish independence referendum.
Comics compete in University Challenge
BBC vs ITV for Children In Need
28/10/2021 … Russell Kane, Angela Barnes and Jon Culshaw are to take part in a special charity episode of University Challenge.