How comedy can - and should - be more accessible
by Sam Judd, Lizzy Lenco and Ian Younghusband
30/06/2023 … Three comedians with disabilities are creating a guide to accessible comedy venues.
2023 Archives
Fri 30 June 2023
© Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels Can you explain these gaps in your CV?
30/06/2023 … Tweets of the week Did the person who coined the phrase "one hit wonder" ever come up with anything else? — M❍n❍t❍ne❍fBill™ (@MonotoneofBill)…
Colleen Ballinger responds to grooming claims – with a ukulele song
Miranda Sings comedian criticised for 'flippant' reaction
30/06/2023 … Miranda Sings comedian Colleen Ballinger has addressed allegations she ‘emotionally’ groomed young fans – by releasing a bizarre ukulele song branding…
© Aemen Sukkar Tom Allen to mark ten years of same-sex marriage
Comic will organise a wedding for BBC One show
30/06/2023 … Tom Allen is helping to arrange a wedding for a new BBC One show celebrating the 10th anniversary of same-sex marriages.
I'm going up and down the country again. But this time I've got company!
30/06/2023 … He's already spoofed travelogue clichés with his video Half of British Television Always Starts Like This.
Thu 29 June 2023
Richard Herring announces RHLSTP tour
Plus new dates for Russell Howard, Dave Gorman, Tom Davis and Clinton Baptiste
29/06/2023 … Richard Herring has announced that he is taking is Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on the road – as Russell Howard, Dave Gorman, Tom Davis and Clinton Baptiste…
© BBC Comedian Anna Thomas makes a Bigfoot film
Co-starring fellow comics Jo Enright and Matt Rees
29/06/2023 … Former BBC New Comedian of The Year winner Anna Thomas has made her first film – about a lonely bigfoot living a secret existence in a Welsh woodland.
New bursary for working-class comedians heading for the Edinburgh Fringe
Awards to be handed out by London comedy club
29/06/2023 … London's West End Comedy Club has launched a bursary to help working-class comedians heading for the Edinburgh Fringe.