So my wife left me... Yes! I have a show!
Hal Cruttenden on how a personal crisis was a professional boon
20/07/2022 … This time last year, I was panicking about my next Edinburgh show and tour.
Wed 20 July 2022
Ten political shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe
Boris still looms large at the festival
20/07/2022 … As Boris Johnson shuffles away with his final Prime Minister's Questions today, here are ten shows trying to make sense of the shitshow that has been Westminster…
Peppa Pig And The Very Hot Day
From The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
20/07/2022 … Britain’s heatwave made The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night.
© Matt Crockett Mr Swallow takes on Mr Dickens
A new take on a Christmas Carol from Nick Mohammed's alter-ago
20/07/2022 … Nick Mohammed is reviving his alter ego Mr Swallow for a new festive show, A Christmas Carol-ish.
Tue 19 July 2022
BBC to showcase Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees
Radio 4 gala the day after names are announced
19/07/2022 … Nominees in this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards will be showcased on Radio 4 the day after their names are announced.
Brett Goldstein: I didn't even tell my mum I was going to be Hercules
Comedian enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe
19/07/2022 … Brett Goldstein has spoken about how he kept his casting as Hercules in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so secret, he couldn’t even tell his mum.
© Sky UK Sky orders a fourth series of Breeders
Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard comedy to return
19/07/2022 … Sky has renewed Breeders, its family comedy starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard, for a fourth series.
© Channel 4 What was the name of the rival store in Black Books?
19/07/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.