© Carla Speight 'It's a real kick in the teeth'
12/10/2020 … The director of Manchester’s Frog and Bucket has spoken of her anger and disappointment at being rejected for a vital Arts Council grant.
12/10/2020 … Several comedy venue have received five- and six-figure sums from the Government to help keep them viable through the coronavirus pandemic.
12/10/2020 … Rosie Wilby is writing a book about her ‘obsession’ with relationship failures.
Official tie-in as show moves to Channel 4
12/10/2020 … Ed Gamble is to host an official Taskmaster podcast to coincide with the show’s debut on Channel 4.
Comic says she would fear 'haters' challenging edgy material
12/10/2020 … Dawn French has weighed into the so-called ‘cancel culture’ debate – saying she fears a censorious society could stop comedians experimenting…
...not 13 years of slogging around the US clubs
11/10/2020 … Gina Yashere has told how she slogged away around the American comedy circuit for years - only to get her big break when a Hollywood bigwig googled ‘Nigerian…
Highlights from Andy Kindler's State Of The Industry Address
11/10/2020 … Stand-up Andy Kindler has lashed out at comedians who become right-week commentators in his annual State Of The Industry address.
Matt Lucas got the Bake Off gig after Noel Fielding dreamt it, he reveals to Jimmy Carr
11/10/2020 … Matt Lucas got his Bake-Off job thanks to a dream Noel Fielding had.
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