British Comedy Guide reveals its 2023 award shortlists
08/01/2024 … The British Comedy Guide has just revealed the shortlists for its awards for the best TV and radio shows of last year.
2024 Archives
Mon 08 January 2024
© Netflix Ricky Gervais wins a Golden Globe for Armageddon
Seems journalists like the stand-up special more than they admit in print...
08/01/2024 … Many critics have slated it, but Ricky Gervais’s Armageddon has won the first Golden Globe for best stand-up special.
Andrew Bird named Comics' Comic of 2023
Other awards for Barry Dodds, Tony Allen, Andy Smart and Gareth Richards
08/01/2024 … Andrew Bird has been named the comics’ comic of 2023.
Katherine Parkinson's C4 comedy 'axed'
Star says Spreadsheet is unlikely to return
08/01/2024 … Katherine Parkinson’s Channel 4 comedy Spreadsheet has been axed after one series, the actress says.
Sun 07 January 2024
Comedian accidentally smashes his own watch on stage
'I lost a day's wages,' says Nathan Cassidy
07/01/2024 … Here's the moment a comedian accidentally smashes his own watch on stage.
Comedy Central to air Henning Wehn and Rich Hall's stand-up specials
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
07/01/2024 … The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand.
On the mend – and on the road
Rhod Gillbert and Miles Jupp tour after their health issues
07/01/2024 … The week's best live comedy.
Sat 06 January 2024
You can't be fired for being a part-time stand-up
...at least that's what one US arbitrator has decided
06/01/2024 … A journalist who was fired when his bosses found out he was a part-time stand-up comic must be given his job back, arbitrators have ruled.