How streaming is changing TV comedy
Broadcasters seek niche shows, not blockbuster ratings
26/07/2019 … The boom in TV streaming services has fundamentally changed the sort of comedy that’s being made, an industry panel has revealed.
Fri 26 July 2019
'Glee, silliness and cleverness all at once'
Former Perrier-winner Will Adamsdale shares his comedy favourites ahead of his return to the Fringe
26/07/2019 … Stewart Lee: 90s Comedian Something about Stew's boldness with the audience really stayed with me.
The Tez O'Clock Show
26/07/2019 … From its opening sketch, in which Tez Ilyas portrays an aggrieved waiter, angrily correcting the assumption that he's Indian, The Tez O'Clock Show is mischievously…
Thu 25 July 2019
Comedy club owners: We wouldn't censor, BUT...
Gatekeepers speak on the state of the live industry at Just For Laughs
25/07/2019 … Comedy club owners say they would never tell a stand-up what to say on stage – but they might not employ them if they proved too offensive.
Will and Grace comes to an end – again
Revived sitcom's next season will be its last
25/07/2019 … Will & Grace is coming to an end – for a second time.
Titania McGrath TV show in the pipeline
Production company buys up the rights to the woke campaigner
25/07/2019 … Campaigner Titania McGrath could be taking her woke message to TV.
© C4 HBO picks up Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy
Delilah had been turned down by Channel 4
25/07/2019 … An Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy which Channel 4 turned down has been picked up in the States.
The Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Just For Laughs, Montreal
25/07/2019 … Just For Laughs is sometimes called the Olympics of comedy.