70 comedians on mammoth bill
Manchester hosts marathon fundraiser
06/04/2017 … More than 70 stand-ups are to take part in a ten-hour comedy marathon in Manchester next month.
Thu 06 April 2017
First acts announced for London's ARG Festival
Including Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett
06/04/2017 … Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett are among the first of 60 comedians to be announced for London's ARG Comedy Festival.
© Steve Ullathorne Where are the gay male comics on TV?
Stephen Bailey says his minority is being overlooked on panel shows
06/04/2017 … Gay men are vastly under-represented on panel shows – with no representative on Mock The Week for almost nine years.
Danny Wallace becomes an ambassador for Dundee
06/04/2017 … Danny Wallace has become an ambassador for his home city of Dundee.
First trailer for Micky Flanagan's new Sky show
Thinking Aloud starts later this month
06/04/2017 … Sky has released a trailer for Micky Flanagan’s new show, Thinking Aloud.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Oliver Upton When is Murder In Successville coming back?
BBC Three announces series three launch date
06/04/2017 … Tom Davis’ award-winning improvised comedy show Murder in Successville will return on April 19, BBC Three has announced.
Comedy Central launches Tom Rosenthal's Absolutely Fine
Series of 'millennial mishaps'
06/04/2017 … Comedy Central has launched Absolutely Fine, a series of comedy shorts about ‘millennial mishaps’ from Tom Rosenthal.
Comic stands as Green Party candidate
Fummey to fight for seat on Perth council
06/04/2017 … Comedian Bruce Fummey is to stand for election for the Green party.