Tue 13 February 2018
The MMORPG Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Leicester Comedy Festival
13/02/2018 … This genre-specific comedy show probably has a self-selecting audience, as those who don’t know what MMORPG stands for will probably stay away.
The best – and the worst - from the UK Pun Championship
Highlights from the Leicester Comedy Festival
13/02/2018 … Welcome to the punderdome! In what's taken off as a great marketing gimmick - with #ukpunday trending across Twitter yesterday – eight pun-dits gather…
© BBC 'It doesn't matter that the others are funnier than me'
John Cleese on his return to sitcom
13/02/2018 … John Cleese makes a return to sitcom this weekend with Hold The Sunset, his first BBC comedy since Fawlty Towers 44 years ago.
Mon 12 February 2018
Egypt bans Saturday Night Live
Over ‘sexual suggestions and phrases’
12/02/2018 … Egyptian authorities have censored the Arabic version of Saturday Night Live because of ‘sexual suggestions and phrases’.
Stewart Lee: Netflix told me I was 'too parochial' for a special
Comic also speaks of Jerry Springer and more in new podcast
12/02/2018 … Stewart Lee has revealed that he was rejected for a Netflix special for being 'too parochial'.
Revealed: The secret of Micky Flanagan's success
12/02/2018 … Micky Flanagan's agent has revealed the secret of his success… moisturiser.
Harry Hill and Bridget Christie to play Latitude
Both making their debuts at the festival
12/02/2018 … Harry Hill is to headline this year’s Latitude, the first time he’s played the festival.