© Tim Green/CC BY-SA 2.0 We have taken so many words from the French...
14/04/2023 … Tweets of the week Quite a few French words have found their way into English.
2023 Archives
Fri 14 April 2023
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Gareth Richards crowdfunder tops £18k
Generous response to help comedians' sons after his death
14/04/2023 … A crowdfunding campaign to help the sons of comedian Gareth Richards, who died last week after a motorway crash, has raised more than £18,000.
Minnie Driver cast in America's female-led Peep Show remake
Starring alongside Amandla Jahava
14/04/2023 … Minnie Driver is to star in the American female-led remake of Peep Show.
Sammy J: Good Hustle
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2023 … Good Hustle offers a farewell to some of the characters who have emerged from the bite-sized topical sketches Sammy J has been serving up to ABC viewers for the…
Tom Ballard: It Is I
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2023 … Tom Ballard has long been at peak ‘angry young man’ when it comes to his political comedy.
Thu 13 April 2023
WiFi Wars announces its biggest tour yet
30 dates for comedy gaming show
13/04/2023 … Comedy videogaming show WiFi Wars has announced a 2023 tour, its biggest yet.
£1,000 grant for funny female filmmakers
New bursary in memory of Phoebe Frances Brown
13/04/2023 … A new £1,000 grant has been created to help an up-and-coming female filmmaker turn a comedy idea into reality.
Best In Class gives away its Edinburgh Comedy Award prize money
£5,000 to be redistributed to working-class comedians
13/04/2023 … Best In Class, the movement set up to help working-class comedians, is giving away its Edinburgh Comedy Award prize money.