© Stuart Hogben Romesh Ranganathan at Latitude 2023
Review from the Suffolk festival
24/07/2023 … Latitude’s comedy arena is big - but some comedians are bigger.
Mon 24 July 2023
© Stuart Hogben 
Rik Mayall is a constant reminder to never give less than everything
Robin Ince picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
24/07/2023 … Robin Ince is performing two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe from next week: Weapons of Empathy at Gilded Balloon at the Museum at 1pm celebrating books; and Melons:…
© Abi Skipp/CC BY-SA 2.0 Gilded Balloon Teviot to close for 2024
And So You Think You're Funny?'s future in doubt
24/07/2023 … Gilded Balloon’s main venue will be closed at next year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it has been revealed.
'One of the most demoralising pre-show moments of my life'
Glenn Moore's Edinburgh Fringe binge, cringe and whinge...
24/07/2023 … Glenn Moore is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe next week with a reprise of his 2022 show Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore,…
Myra DuBois at Latitude 2023
Review from the Suffolk festival
24/07/2023 … She’s billing herself as the ‘Empress of Empathy’, but reinventing herself as a mindfulness guru has done nothing to soften Myra DuBois’s…
'The open-mic circuit's too competitive. I want to make it nicer'
How one comedian is trying to take the pressure off new acts
24/07/2023 … Stand-up Carl Carzana says he’s on a mission to make comedy nights ‘nice’ – by reinventing the circuit’s brutal roast battles and gong…
Ian Smith on his Goole hometown
Extract from his forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe show Crushing
24/07/2023 … Here's comedian Ian Smith talking about his home town of Goole, of which he's both embarrassed and strangely proud.
'Stay one step ahead of AI. Our livelihoods depend on us being human'
Morwenna Banks' advice to comedy writing graduates as she gets an honorary fellowship
24/07/2023 … Comedy star and writer Morwenna Banks has been awarded an honorary fellowship by Falmouth University.