New Netflix series showcases black female comics
27/03/2019 … Tiffany Haddish is curating a series of half-hour stand-up specials for Netflix showcasing black female comedians.
Wed 27 March 2019
Danny DeVito's unconventional Taxi audition
27/03/2019 … Danny DeVito has revealed how he landed his breakthrough role in Taxi with an unconventional audition.
100 Reasons To Hate The Theatre
27/03/2019 … Comic Ian Smith has launched an angry rant against the theatre, dubbing it ‘the pretentious man’s television’.
© Hulu Sarah Silverman calls out Hulu for being cheap
They wouldn't pay for her hair and make-up at the Emmys
27/03/2019 … Thanks to the largesse of Netflix, US streaming services are usually thought to be awash with cash.
Tue 26 March 2019
What has John Cleese NOT advertised?
26/03/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and- compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC/Objective Fiction The Road To Brexit
26/03/2019 … It’s a big ask to magnify the absurdity that already exists in the whole Brexit debacle, but if anyone can, Matt Berry and his Toast Of London collaborator…
Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titiana McGrath
26/03/2019 … It’s a book that Piers Morgan describes as ‘absolutely hilarious’, which should serve as a massive red flag.
© Alan West Rewind festivals announce their comedy bills
In Perth, Macclesfield and Henley
26/03/2019 … The Rewind festival – which takes place over three sites – has announced its comedy line-ups.