Frankie Boyle up for literary award
For his debut crime novel Meantime
28/06/2022 … Frankie Boyle’s first novel has been nominated for a crime-writing award.
2022 Archives
Tue 28 June 2022
Canadian comedian Nick Nemeroff dies at 32
28/06/2022 … Canadian comedian Nick Nemeroff died yesterday at the age of 32.
© kaysgeog/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 BBC moves its Edinburgh festival base
Corporation joins Fringe Central in the new £850m St James Quarter
28/06/2022 … The BBC and performers’ hub Fringe Central will be moving their Edinburgh festivals operations to the city’s huge new shopping centre this year.
Mon 27 June 2022
Sex Bomb by Sadia Azmat
The Lives And Loves Of An Asian Babe: A Memoir
27/06/2022 … Few aspects of life come laden with as much cultural baggage as sex and sexuality, with all its mores and taboos hardwired into the society in which you grew up.
Maisie Adam fronts cask beer campaign
...taking on Twitter's real ale haters
27/06/2022 … Maisie Adam has signed up to front a campaign to encourage people to drink real ale.
Simon Brodkin: When the KKK grand wizard outed me as Jewish...
Comic recalls his antisemitic social media pile-ons
27/06/2022 … Simon Brodkin has spoken about the social media pile-ons he has endured – just because he’s Jewish.
Spitting Image Live premiere announced
Show launching at Birmingham Rep next year
27/06/2022 … The live version of Spitting Image will have its world premiere at the Birmingham Rep in February, it has been announced.
© C4 Channel 4 appoints a new head of comedy
'Comedy is tattooed on my soul' says Charlie Perkins
27/06/2022 … Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Perkins as its new head of comedy.