© James Ennis Komedia New Comedy Award 2024
16/02/2024 … I’d wager the judges’ scores must have been pretty tight at the final of Komedia’s New Comedy Award.
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© BBC Tom Rosenthal and Eshaan Akbar to take part in BBC's Pilgrimage
Following a 220km route of saints in North Wales
15/02/2024 … Tom Rosenthal and Eshaan Akbar are taking part in the next series of BBC Two’s Pilgrimage series, taking a religious walk in North Wales.
© Peabody Awards/CC BY-SA 2.0 How Lorne Michaels' Saturday Night Live has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years
by Chris Lamb of Indiana University
15/02/2024 … On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program Saturday Night – it had not yet changed its name to Saturday…
Russell Brand denies assault on Arthur set
Accuser has ‘faulty memory', his lawyers say
15/02/2024 … Russell Brand has denied sexually assaulting a woman on the set of his movie Arthur in 2010, saying his accuser has a ‘faulty memory’.
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.
'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.