Leigh Francis to release Christmas Pigs single
With a raft of celebrity mates
06/12/2024 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis is to release a festive single featuring a raft of guests stars including Paddy McGuinness and Liv Tyler.
Fri 06 December 2024
Fern Brady writes her first novel
High Energy Unpleasant is about a woman seeking relief from chronic pain
06/12/2024 … Fern Brady has written her first novel, about a woman suffering with chronic pain who tries out increasingly unorthodox treatments.
Thu 05 December 2024
'Comedy through the looking glass': In praise of The Glang Show
Ben Heal on a uniquely inventive stand-up format
05/12/2024 … Sean Morley, the comedy outlier and doyen of surreal comedy, is the focal point of the Sheffield comedy scene's cult Glang show.
Eddie Kadi celebrates Congolese culture In Paris
With Seann Walsh and Olga Koch
05/12/2024 … Eddie Kadi takes his comedy pals Seann Walsh and Olga Koch to Paris in the final episode of Channel 4's Lucky Days.
Comedians sign up for University Challenge 2024
Who's getting the starters for 10?
05/12/2024 … Comics Emma Sidi, Jessica Fostekew and Jamie MacDonald are to appear on the celebrity editions of University Challenge.
Glasgow band The Primevals write a track for Stewart Lee
For his new Vs The Man-Wulf tour
05/12/2024 … Stewart Lee has commissioned Glasgow band The Primevals to write a track for his new stand-up tour.
Major Australian comedy agency goes bust
Junkyard represented Sam Campbell, Aaron Chen and more
05/12/2024 … One of Australia’s most influential comedy management companies has collapsed, leaving some comedians thousands of dollars out of pocket.
© BBC Black Ops sold to the US
British comedy-thriller airs on Hulu from early 2025
05/12/2024 … Season one of the BBC comedy-thriller Black Ops has been sold to Hulu in the US.