© Cambridge University / National Library of Scotland New light shed on an early form of live comedy
31/05/2023 … A unique record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript.
...and stand-up Markus Birdman is in tonight's semi
31/05/2023 … Viggo Venn is through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent – as stand-up Markus Birdman tries his luck on the live semi-final tonight.
© Patrick Olner Guz Khan on why he went back to the drawing board... as comedy returns for series 4
30/05/2023 … Guz Khan says the next series of Man Like Mobeen was inspired by his cousin being sent to jail.
Now comic will have her debut novel published
30/05/2023 … Comedian Zahra Barri has landed a book deal after winning a talent hunt run by the Unbound publishing house.
30/05/2023 … A liberated woman in Victorian England convinces her newly widowed sister that life is worth living in this short comedy film.
For comedians putting everything into the Fringe, this is just another blow, says Alexandra Haddow
30/05/2023 … As comedians, we understand we’re never going to be anyone’s priority.
30/05/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© C4/Avalon Alex Horne is already on the board
30/05/2023 … Taskmaster is to be the shirt sponsor for Chesham United FC next season.
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