A tight 5: June 11

TIG NOTARO is coming to the UK to perform a short four-date tour, her first British solo dates outside the Edinburgh Fringe. The US comic will perform her show Boyish Girl Interrupted at the Shepherds Bush Empire, Birmingham Town Hall, Salford Lowry and Glasgow City Halls for four consecutive days from September 1. In 2012, her recording Live, in which she announced on stage that she had breast cancer, sold 100,000 copies. Tickets for the UK dates go on sale tomorrow.

STAND-UP Bethany Black has landed a role in Russell T Davies's new E4 series Banana. She will play Helen, a transgender woman being harassed by her ex. She told Chortle: 'It's the opportunity of a lifetime; I think I'm the first trans woman to play a trans woman on British TV.' Banana is a series of eight stand-alone stories about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters and is a companion to Davies' new Channel 4 drama Cucumber.

ENTRIES have opened for the Amused Moose Laughter Awards – a £5,000 prize for the best Edinburgh show from a performer who hasn't yet got a DVD deal. Entrants need to upload a full video by August 3. Full details are here. Previous winners include Tony Law and Marcel Lucont.

ENTRIES are also open for the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year, for any non-professional act who has been performing for less than five years. The London-based contest has a £1,000 first prize. Click here to enter.

SKETCH troupe So On & So Forth are to record a Radio 4 pilot, following a successful appearance on the channel’s Sketchorama showcase. The trio, who made their Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2011, will be recording the pilot in front of a studio audience at the Rada Studios in Central London on Wednesday June 25. Comedy character actress Alison Thea-Skott will be making a guest appearance. See our free tickets page to attend.

Published: 11 Jun 2014