More comedians join Chortle's Fast Fringe
Packed festival showcase coming to London's Bloomsbury Theatre
22/06/2022 … More names have been added to Chortle’s packed Fast Fringe showcase in London.
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Wed 22 June 2022
BBC starts charging to attend comedy recordings
Asian Network showcase has a £10 fee
22/06/2022 … The BBC has started charging admission fees to be in the studio audience for its comedy shows.
© UKTV/Roughcut 'Workplace sitcoms have changed because workplaces have changed'
Writer Gillian Roger Park on the new Dave comedy Sneakerhead with Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu
22/06/2022 … People Just Do Nothing’s Hugo Chegwin is about to star in Sneakerhead, a three-part comedy for Dave loosely based on his own experiences working in a trainer…
Eddie Kadi to investigate Crazy Rich... Ghanaians
22/06/2022 … Comic Eddie Kadi is to present a Channel 4 show about the extravagant side of West African life.
© BBC BBC axes Zoe Lyons quiz show Lightning
...it won't be striking three times
22/06/2022 … The BBC has axed Zoe Lyons quiz show Lightning after two series.
Aisling Bea appears on Jimmy Kimmell Live
22/06/2022 … Aisling Bea appeared on ABC talk show Jimmy Kimmell Live last night – taking to the stage in her hotel bathrobe after the airline lost her luggage.
Rob Beckett: How Brian Conley inspired me
Comic recalls a childhood show at Butlins
22/06/2022 … Rob Beckett has told of how he was inspired to become a stand-up after watching Brian Conley at Butlins.
Jason Manford shares his ghost story
Unnerving encounter in a West End theatre
22/06/2022 … He insists he does not believe in ghosts, but Jason Manford has shared unnerving story of a spooky encounter in a West End theatre.