Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2023 finalists
Comedian of the Year contenders, punsters and more...
13/12/2022 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the comedians taking part in its flagship competitions next year.
Tue 13 December 2022
Altitude named best overseas festival
Comedy event wins at UK Festival Awards.
13/12/2022 … Alpine comedy festival Altitude has been named best overseas festival at the UK Festival Awards.
Jack Whitehall: I bottled out of a gig in a sex shop
Comic shares his most embarrassing travel stories
13/12/2022 … Jack Whitehall has revealed he once turned up to do a stand-up gig – only to find it was in a sex shop.
Rhod Gilbert: I have stage 4 cancer but I’m feeling happy, positive and optimistic
‘I’ve got a feeling when I’ve got through all this there’ll be a show in it.’
13/12/2022 … Rhod Gilbert has revealed that he has stage 4 cancer, but is optimistic of recovery and is already planning a new stand-up show about his treatment.
Mon 12 December 2022
Can I Have My Ball Back?
Review of Richard Herring's book about his testicular cancer
12/12/2022 … Twenty years ago, Richard Herring had a hit with Talking Cock, a stand-up show all about the penis that was licensed around the world and spawned a successful…
Victor Lewis-Smith dies at 65
'A unique and irreplaceable talent'
12/12/2022 … Writer, broadcaster and satirist Victor Lewis-Smith has died at the age of 65.
Scott Bennett scoops Midlands Comedy Award again
12/12/2022 … Nottinghamshire-based Scott Bennett was last night named best act at the Midlands Comedy Awards for the fourth time in a row, while Josh Pugh scooped the…
Just For Laughs London adds new names
Including Ed Gamble making his wrestling debut
12/12/2022 … Just For Laughs has announced some of the line-ups for the mixed-bill showcases at its London festival, taking place at across various venues within The O2 in March,…