© Open Mike Live at the Apollo gets two more series
Stand-up showcase to run at to at least 2025 - its 20th season
07/11/2023 … BBC Two has commissioned two new series of Live at the Apollo.
2023 Archives
Tue 07 November 2023
© Open Mike 
Ronnie Corbett’s widow Anne Hart dies at 90
Former stage star was married to the comedian fo 50 years
07/11/2023 … Ronnie Corbett’s widow, Anne Hart, has died at the age of 90.
Australia's Peter Jones wins Beat The Frog
Daniel McCreanor runner-up and Qasim Akhtar takes panel prize
07/11/2023 … Australian comedian Peter Jones has won this year’s Beat the Frog World Series, the long-running talent hunt run by Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy…
Mon 06 November 2023
© BBC BBC Comedy Festival heads to Glasgow
Next event to be held in May, Corporation confirms
06/11/2023 … The BBC has confirmed that its third comedy festival will be taking place in Glasgow in May.
'This show is a launchpad into the history of comedy'
The Thinking Drinkers share their Perfect Playlist
06/11/2023 … The Thinking Drinkers - aka Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham – are on tour with Fancy Another Round, mixing pub quiz and booze-tasting.
Who's on Evil Genius with Russell Kane?
Sky confirms line-up as hit podcast comes to TV
06/11/2023 … The guests have been named for the TV version of Evil Genius with Russell Kane – as Sky History confirms it will air from November 20.
Hot Water Breakthrough Act Of The Year Final
Review of the Liverpool club's talent showcase
06/11/2023 … Hot Water’s breakthrough act of the year competition is one of the comedy circuit’s less structured competitions.
© C4 Chris McCausland's travel show up for a Rose d'Or
Alongside Jamie Demetriou, Kieran Hodgson, Joe Lycett and many more UK comics
06/11/2023 … Several British comedians are up for acclaim in the prestigious Rose d’Or international TV awards.