Munya Chawawa to make his Have I Got News For You debut
Comic joins the panels on June 16
31/05/2023 … Munya Chawawa is to make his debut on Have I Got News For You next month.
2023 Archives
Wed 31 May 2023
© Philip Gatward Felicity Ward becomes the first female 'David Brent'
Comic to star in Australian remake of The Office
31/05/2023 … Stand-up Felicity Ward is to become the first female David Brent in an Australian remake of The Office.
© Cambridge University / National Library of Scotland Revealed: What a 15th century 'stand-up' joked about
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.
Viggo Venn makes Britain's Got Talent final
...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.
Tue 30 May 2023
© Patrick Olner Man Like Mobeen pilot was 'the biggest piece of shit I ever made'
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.
Zahra Barri wins a literary prize
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.
Lady Brently's End
30/05/2023 … A liberated woman in Victorian England convinces her newly widowed sister that life is worth living in this short comedy film.
Of course the Edinburgh Comedy Awards might not happen this year, why would anything be easy?
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.