The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe
21/09/2016 … Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed…
Wed 21 September 2016
Josh series 2
21/09/2016 … Josh is pretty much a textbook sitcom – but that should not be taken as a ringing endorsement.
Comic accused of glassing heckler
But he says victim 'ran into' glass
21/09/2016 … A Hong Kong comedian has appeared in court after being accused of glassing a heckler in the face.
ITV buys Stephen Fry's US sitcom
The Great Indoors stars Community's Joel McHale
21/09/2016 … ITV2 has brought the rights to American sitcom The Great Indoors, which stars Stephen Fry as an international explorer turned magazine editor.
Tue 20 September 2016
The chat-show host with Tourette's
Pilot for teenager Lewis Nickell
20/09/2016 … A teenager with Tourette's Syndrome is piloting a comedy talk show.
Gazza's joke was crass - but he shouldn't have been fined
Martin Walker says free speech should trump offence
20/09/2016 … Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been fined for telling a racist joke on stage.
Mon 19 September 2016
Channel 4 picks more Flowers
Second series for Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt comedy
19/09/2016 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Flowers with Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt.