New scheme to help a Scottish comic play the Fringe
Costs covered for one debut act
15/01/2025 … Comedy producer Brass Tacks is offering to fund an Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut for one Scottish or Scotland-based comedian this year.
Wed 15 January 2025
Stephen Mangan stars in new comedy set on Desert Island Discs' island
'It's all gone a bit Lord Of The Flies'
15/01/2025 … Stephen Mangan is to star in a new Radio 4 comedy set on the fictional location where celebrities are cast away on Desert Island Discs.
© Fred. Olsen Cruising with Jim and Jenny
Comics join ships to capture travellers' memories
15/01/2025 … Jenny Eclair and Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir have joined the cruise-ship circuit.
Netflix snaps up Chris McCausland's stand-up special
Speaky Blinder tour to stream from tomorrow
15/01/2025 … Netflix has snapped up the rights to Chris McCausland's 2023 stand-up special Speaky Blinder.
Alex Horne stars in his first music video
Hosting a Top Of The Pops spoof for Brighton band Nature TV
15/01/2025 … Alex Horne appears in the new music video from Brighton indie band Nature TV.
Tue 14 January 2025
Which political figure played themselves in an episode of The New Statesman?
14/01/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tony Slattery dies at 65
Comedian and improviser had heart attack
14/01/2025 … Tony Slattery has died aged 65 following a heart attack, his partner has announced.
© Channel 4 Big Boys comes to an end
Series 3 of Jack Rooke's comedy will be the last, C4 announces
14/01/2025 … Jack Rooke’s semi-autobiographical comedy Big Boys will end after its third series, Channel 4 has announced.