Assembly announces its first shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Byrne, Susie McCabe, Jessie Cave and more
15/02/2024 … Assembly Festival has announced its first shows for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.
2024 Archives
Thu 15 February 2024
'It's better than the back end of a bus!'
Angela Barnes is immortalised in car parts
15/02/2024 … Angela Barnes has been immortalised in a portrait – made entirely from scrap car parts.
© BBC Ruth Jones shuts down Gavin & Stacey comeback report
'Sadly just a rumour' co-creator says
15/02/2024 … Ruth Jones has poured cold water on reports that Gavin & Stacey is to return for another Christmas special.
The moment Paul Currie produced a Palestinian flag on stage
The skit that ultimately led to his ban for antisemitism
15/02/2024 … Here’s the moment Paul Currie produces a Palestinian flag on stage, triggering a series of events that led him to be banned from the Soho Theatre for antisemitism.
© Independent / Alamy Stock Photo Uncovered: Unseen sketch show John Sullivan wrote
...before he created Only Fools And Horses
15/02/2024 … A script of an unseen sketch show that comedy writer John Sullivan was planning before Only Fools And Horses has been unearthed.
Wed 14 February 2024
Every Epic Quest
14/02/2024 … Here’s Alasdair Beckett-King’s take on every epic quest ever… Runcorn the Wizard has a quest for you: ‘to save your sister-wife the sister…
© Manuel Harlan The Frogs
Review of Spymonkey’s messy take on an ancient comedy classic
14/02/2024 … Are the old ones the best? That’s the hypothesis comedy troupe Spymonkey are putting to the test with this updated version of Aristophanes’ The Frogs…
Janey trailer
Documentary about Janey Godley's comedy and cancer
14/02/2024 … Here’s the trailer for the new documentary about Janey Godley’s comedy career, racism storm, and cancer diagnosis.