Wed 09 November 2016
Gig review by Steve Bennett in Manchester
09/11/2016 … Often in new act finals, there’s an obvious cut-off point between genuine contenders and the rest – even if that top tier is just one comedian wide.
Hot Water comedian of 2016 final
Gig review by Steve Bennett in Liverpool
09/11/2016 … The bland function room of a Holiday Inn isn’t the most promising venue for a comedy night, but it’s the crowd who made the gig in Liverpool last night.
Out soon: The film Peter Sellers tried to scupper
Ghost In The Noonday Sun was 'a living nightmare'
09/11/2016 … A Peter Sellers film that its own star tried to sabotage is to be released on DVD for the first time.
Richard Ayoade's Travel Man gets two more series
Plus a Christmas special with Rebel Wilson
09/11/2016 … Channel 4 has commissioned two more series of Richard Ayoade’s Travel Man: 48 Hours In… The show will also return for a Christmas special…
Sketch comedians...
Joe Bor releases a book of stand-up caricatures
09/11/2016 … Comedian Joe Bor has released a book of caricatures he's made of fellow stand-ups.