© HBO How Daniel Sloss made it easier to swear on film
Comedian's show X wasn't X-rated, censors ruled
13/07/2021 … Rules on bad language in stand-up specials have been loosened – and it’s all thanks to Daniel Sloss.
2021 Archives
Tue 13 July 2021
© HBO 
Funny on so many levels...
Comedians to play Fringe dates in a converted car park
13/07/2021 … Jason Byrne, Fred MacAulay and Maisie Adam have announced Edinburgh Fringe dates – in a converted car park.
Mon 12 July 2021
Cambridge Comedy Festival
12/07/2021 … Saturday was, by all accounts, the day to go to the Cambridge Comedy Festival: the sun was shining and the crowds were thronging.
Andrew Lawrence: Now his agent drops him
...as gigs are cancelled in the wake of racist tweets
12/07/2021 … Andrew Lawrence’s agents have dropped the comedian following his racist jokes about England’s black footballers.
© C4 Jimmy Carr to host new Channel 4 quiz show
Format devised by Richard Bacon
12/07/2021 … Jimmy Carr is to host a new comedy quiz show for Channel 4 this autumn.
John Oliver on why octopuses are cool
In praise of the 'stealth bagpipes'
12/07/2021 … Last Week Tonight might be on a hiatus, but that won't stop John Oliver tackling the big issues.
© Andy Hollingworth Free Festival unveils Edinburgh Fringe programme
12/07/2021 … The Laughing Horse Free Festival has announced more than 60 shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – most of them in-person.
Sun 11 July 2021
Taboo: Kate Copstick on offence in comedy
11/07/2021 … There’s no doubt Kate Copstick has an agenda in Taboo.