Tootsie and Young Frankenstein star Teri Garr dies at 79
Watch some of her career highlights
30/10/2024 … Comedy actress Teri Garr – whose credits include Young Frankenstein and Tootsie – has died at the age of 79.
2024 Archives
Wed 30 October 2024
Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2025 programme
Biggest event yet, with 720 shows
30/10/2024 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced its 2025 programme, which will be its biggest yet.
'We're determined live comedy should have a seat at the table'
Industry body to set out its next moves
30/10/2024 … The UK Live Comedy Association is hosting two Zoom meetings to update members on the work it’s doing.
Tue 29 October 2024
The immigrant vote
29/10/2024 … American immigrants face many challenges in their new country.
People say comedians are 'fearless'. Normally that's a load of shit...
Edy Hurst picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites.
29/10/2024 … Edy Hurst is performing his Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself at The Lowry in Salford this Halloween before a short UK tour.
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…
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.