What was Betelgeuse’s job in Beetlejuice?
29/10/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this Halloweed edition compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy…
2024 Archives
Tue 29 October 2024
Beat The Frog World Series 2024 finalists announced
Manchester's new act challenge comes to a climax on Monday
29/10/2024 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s Beat the Frog World Series new act competition, held at the Frog and Bucket in Manchester.
© Pierre Rosa / Pixabay Revealed: How the comedy scene is growing
Massive rise in the number of female comics especially
29/10/2024 … The number of big comedy events has risen by more than a third in the last decade.
North West comedy audiences heckle the most
...and Southerners the least, according to a new survey
29/10/2024 … Almost one in seven comedy-goers in the North West say they have heckled a comedian – and one in nine admit they have ‘crashed’ the stage…
© Avalon / C4 'We have the energy of an aunt and uncle in a Roald Dahl book'
Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak on Junior Taskmaster
29/10/2024 … It must be one of the most sought-after jobs in comedy, to host Channel 4’s new Junior Taskmaster spin-off.
Trailer A Man On The Inside
New sitcom starring Ted Danson
29/10/2024 … Here's the trailer for Ted Danson's new Netflix sitcom A Man On The Inside.
Mon 28 October 2024
US deploys socially awkward men along border to deter migrants
28/10/2024 … The White House has issued a new executive order aiming to deter migrants from entering the US.
Book deal for comics Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells
Collection of essays about their 'neurodivergent moments'
28/10/2024 … Comedians Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells have signed a book deal for a collection of ‘funny and relatable’ autobiographical essays with a neurodivergent…