UK tours for Six Chick Flicks and Urzila Carlson
Feminist parody and South African-Kiwi stand-up
30/01/2024 … Parody show Six Chick Flicks and New Zealand stand-up Urzila Carlson have both announced UK tours.
2024 Archives
Tue 30 January 2024
© The Comedy Unit BBC series for sketch duo Stevens & McCarthy
‘Two of Scotland’s most exciting live comedy performers’
30/01/2024 … Sketch duo Stevens & McCarthy are to make a comedy series for BBC Scotland, it has been announced today.
Scot Squad's Chief Miekelson to get a spin-off series
Jack Docherty reprises his role
30/01/2024 … Hit comedy Scot Squad is to get a spin-off series revolving around commissioner Cameron Miekelson.
Fern Brady wins major book prize
Strong Female Character takes the £5,000 Nero Award for non-fiction
30/01/2024 … Fern Brady has won the Nero Award for non-fiction, one of the most prestigious prizes in publishing.
Mon 29 January 2024
© BBC 'We don't want this to feel like glossy TV where everyone looks a bit too good...'
Tom Basden on the return of his BBC sitcom Here We Go
29/01/2024 … The Jessops are back this week in the second series of BBC One family sitcom Here We Go – with series three already commissioned too.
The Local Facebook Group
29/01/2024 … Like many people, Ashley Frieze gets frustrated with the triviality and madness of his local Facebook group.
Chris McCausland: Yonks!
Review of the comic's new stand-up tour
29/01/2024 … The wheel may remain resolutely unreinvented in Chris McCausland’s new tour, but he uses it to cement his reputation as a skilled practitioner of relatable…
© BBC Comedians to guest host Pointless
New line-of presenters to join Alexander Armstrong
29/01/2024 … Comedians including Chris Ramsey, Josh Widdicombe, Phil Wang, and Desiree Burch are to guest host the next series of Pointless, The line-up also includes Mel…