Shaparak Khorsandi to be World Book Night ambassador
Initiative to encourage reading
14/03/2023 … Shaparak Khorsandi has been announced as one of the ambassadors for World Book Night.
Tue 14 March 2023
Sue Perkins records Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves audio description
‘I got very lucky with this dice-roll'
14/03/2023 … Sue Perkins has recorded an audio description for the new blockbuster Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.
The Larkins returns to TV after more than 50 years
Classic cockney comedy given a repeat run
14/03/2023 … Classic sitcom The Larkins is to be screened on British TV for the first time in more than 50 years.
© Baby Cow The Witchfinder won't be back for a second spell
BBC Two comedy didn't enchant enough viewers
14/03/2023 … BBC Two has dropped Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper’s period comedy The Witchfinder.
Mon 13 March 2023
© Erik van der Liet/CC BY-SA 4.0 Improv pioneer Keith Johnstone dies at 90
Inventor of the Theatresports system of short-form games
13/03/2023 … Influential improv pioneer Keith Johnstone has died at the age of 90.
Dan Tiernan on Comedy Central Live
Talking about his stepdad, day jobs and dyspraxia
13/03/2023 … Dan Tiernan complains about his stepdad Nick, his mum getting a tattoo and his day job working as a 'dinner lady' as a day job in this stand-up clip This…
Jumping The Shark
Review of the new play set in the world of sitcom writing
13/03/2023 … Set in a workshop for would-be sitcom creators, Jumping The Shark puts one well-known tip above all others: write what you know.
Paul Foot gets personal
Comic's new tour to tell how his trauma and depression 'dissolved away'
13/03/2023 … He is known for his bizarre flights of fancy, but surreal comedian Paul Foot has promised his new show will be his most personal yet.