Netlfix snaps up political comedy musical series
06/02/2018 … Netflix has won a bidding war for The Politician, a new hour-long comedy series Barbra Streisand and Gwyneth Paltrow are reportedly in talks to star…
Tue 06 February 2018
Bill Bailey: Larks In Transit
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
06/02/2018 … No one would accuse Bill Bailey of being too slick; nor would he ever want to be seen that way, His circuitous non-jokes, subverting the formula through…
Micky Flanagan dominates downloads
He sells almost as much as all the other comics put together
06/02/2018 … Micky Flanagan is responsible for nearly half of all British stand-up downloads over the past two years, new figures have revealed.
Seann Walsh makes his Conan debut
Speaking about early days of internet piracy
06/02/2018 … Seann Walsh made his stand-up debut on Conan O’Brien’s US talk show last night.
Comedians should tackle feminist radicals
..and yes, I know I'll face flak for suggesting it says Alfie Noakes
06/02/2018 … Just before Christmas I had the pleasure to go and see one of my all-time favourite performers, Mark Thomas.
'TV comedy is still sexist'
Women just don't get the same breaks, says Sally Phillips
06/02/2018 … Television comedy is still sexist, despite greater numbers of women progressing in the business.
© BBC Here's a twist: Inside No 9 gets a fifth series
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to return in 2019
06/02/2018 … Inside No 9 is to return for a fifth series next year, the BBC has announced.
Frasier star John Mahoney dies at 77
Tributes to a 'kind man and a brilliant actor'
06/02/2018 … John Mahoney, best known for playing Frasier and Niles’s father Martin Crane for 11 years, has died at the age of 77.