Comics to rock the Granite City
Aberdeen Comedy Festival confirms third year
22/03/2018 … The Aberdeen Comedy Festival has announced that it will be returning for a third year.
Thu 22 March 2018
Glasgow blaze halts Jonathan Pie show
But Pavilion Theatre avoids major damage
22/03/2018 … Jonathan Pie's Glasgow Comedy Festival show has been cancelled tonight, because of a fire raging in the city centre.
A guide to the working-class comics
One stand-up's idea for the Edinburgh Fringe
22/03/2018 … The huge costs of putting on a show at the Edinburgh Fringe has long been blamed for helping to make comedy an increasingly middle-class pursuit.
Book deal for Adam Hills
His autobiography, Best Foot Forward, will be published this summer
22/03/2018 … Adam Hills has signed a book deal for his autobiography, Best Foot Forward.
Monty Python comes to Netflix
Streaming giant snaps up back catalogue
22/03/2018 … Monty Python's back catalogue is coming to Netflix, with the streaming giant also planning to commission new work from the group.
The Comedians at the King's
Steve Bennett reviews the second night of this possible TV project
22/03/2018 … When John Moloney saw an injustice, he decided to do something about it.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian This Country duo up for two Baftas
...as Mackenzie Crook is recognised for his directing on Detectorists
22/03/2018 … This Country creators Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper have been nominated for two Baftas – two days after scooping three Royal…
Classic Tony Hancock sketch reprised
First performance in more than 60 years
22/03/2018 … A classic Tony Hancock sketch is to be recreated for the first time in more than 60 years, as part of celebrations to mark the Royal Air Force’s Centenary.