Rishi Sunak offers some cheer to live entertainment
...but industry says he could go further
27/10/2021 … Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of tax breaks for the entertainment sector to help it recover from the pandemic.
2021 Archives
Wed 27 October 2021
Archie Maddocks: Big Dick Energy 2.0 - the Second Coming
Review of a thought-provoking show at London's Soho Theatre
27/10/2021 … Straight out of the traps, Archie Maddocks admits he regrets the title of this revived 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show – even though he’s had a long pandemic…
Flo and Joan announce 2022 tour
60 dates for musical duo's new Sweet Release show
27/10/2021 … Flo & Joan have become the latest comedy act to announce a 2022 tour.
Mort Sahl dies at 94
America's first political comedian revolutionised the art
27/10/2021 … Pioneering political comedian Mort Sahl has died at the age of 94.
‘I’m not so much interested in politics as I am in overthrowing the government'
Andre Vincent pays tribute to Mort Sahl
27/10/2021 … ‘Is there any group here I haven’t offended?’ The political climate of the 1950s should have been ripe for comedy satire.
Tue 26 October 2021
Maisie Adam and Catherine Bohart announce tours
26/10/2021 … Maisie Adam and Catherine Bohart have both announced 2022 tours today.
How many Treehouse Of Horror episodes of The Simpsons have there been?
Try our Halloween themed Tuesday Trivia Quiz
26/10/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Comic Reg Anderson dies of kidney cancer
Stalwart of the Scottish comedy circuit
26/10/2021 … Reg Anderson, a stalwart of the Scottish comedy circuit, has died after being diagnosed with kidney cancer.