Alan Carr: Regional Trinket
26/10/2021 … The notion that ‘we all need a laugh now more than ever’ has fast become a cliché, accompanying virtually every comedy industry announcement.
2021 Archives
Tue 26 October 2021
Glasgow International Comedy Festival bites the dust
Annual event permanently axed after being clobbered by Covid
26/10/2021 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is no more.
Justin Moorhouse quits BBC Radio Manchester
Dispute over show's running time
26/10/2021 … Justin Moorhouse has quit his local radio show following a new diktat about the length of programmes.
© Geraint Lewis Thom Tuck cast in The Play What I Wrote
Revival of Morecambe and Wise tribute
26/10/2021 … Thom Tuck is to celebrate the spirit of Morecambe and Wise in a revival of The Play What I Wrote.
New US comedy role for Claudia O’Doherty
Former Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee cast in Craig Robertson's Killing It
26/10/2021 … Former Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Claudia O’Doherty has been cast in a new US sitcom.
Johnny Vegas in The Drowning Of Arthur Braxton
26/10/2021 … Here's a trailer for Johnny Vegas's new film The Drowning Of Arthur Braxton.
© Wall to Wall Media The shocking story of Joe Lycett's great-great-grandfather
Comedian uncovers a dramatic family history in Who Do You Think You Are?
26/10/2021 … Joe Lycett has learned that one of his ancestors was spared the death penalty after stabbing a fellow sailor in the stomach with a bayonet.
UK dates for Russell Peters
Three arena show as part of his Act Your Age tour
26/10/2021 … Canadian comedian Russell Peters has announced three UK arena gigs as part of his 2022 world tour.