Meet the first heat winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2024
Jade Kelly triumphs in Edinburgh
21/02/2024 … Jade Kelly won the first heat of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Awards at the Monkey Barrel in Edinburgh last night.
Wed 21 February 2024
Female Pilot Club announces its 2024 winners
Comedy scripts will now be read by pros at a public event
21/02/2024 … Two new comedy scripts are to be read by professional performers after winning this year’s Female Pilot Club Script Call Student Debt by Luna Al-kaisy…
Count Arthur Strong ...And It's Goodnight From Him
Review of the befuddled thespian's farewell tour (pt1)
21/02/2024 … We’re going to see a lot of befuddled old men muddling their words in this US Presidential election year – so thank heavens for confusion that’s…
Kevin Daniel crowned Silver Stand-Up winner
Comic takes title at Leicester Comedy Festival
21/02/2024 … Kevin Daniel was last night crowned winner of this year’s Silver Stand-Up competition at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Leigh Francis writes his memoirs
A look at the man behind the Keith Lemon character
21/02/2024 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis has written his memoirs.
Frankie Boyle writes A Short History Of The Apocalypse
'One of the most misguided Christmas book launches of all time’
21/02/2024 … Frankie Boyle has written a book about a dystopian future, entitled A Short History of the Apocalypse.
© BBC The Office's Ewen MacIntosh dies at 50
'Big Keith' comic praised as 'an absolute original'
21/02/2024 … Ewen MacIntosh, best known for playing Big Keith in The Office, has died aged 50.
'Humour was the only thing that helped me through grief'
Lucia Keskin on her new BBC sitcom Things You Should Have Done
21/02/2024 … Lucia Keskin, the comedian and actress who found online fame with her YouTube channel Chi With A C and played Kelly in Channel 4 comedy Big Boys, has written…