A tight 5: August 26

BOTH seasons of The Green Room with Paul Prozenza – the comedians' round-table chat show that aired on Showtime in the US – have been made available legally in the UK for the first time. The shows can now be downloaded from Amazon Prime from £1.89 an episode. Guests over the 14 episodes include Garry Shandling, Doug Stanhope, Eddie Izzard and Roseanne Barr.

BRITAIN's first Jewish Comedy Festival has been announced. North London venue JW3 will host a week of events from November 29 including David Baddiel’s stand-up show Fame – Not The Musical, an Arnold Brown chat show and Ruby Wax's show Sane New World. Listings.

COMEDIAN Tom Price is to host a new comedy chat show on BBC Radio Wales. The new show The Leak, is being made by the team behind the former Radio Wales panel show What’s The Story, and seven episodes will be recorded in Cardiff from Thursday September 4. See our free tickets page to be in the audience.

ENTRIES have opened for this year's NATY – New Act Of The Year Awards. Established in 1982 by the Hackney Empire, the awards are seeking new acts to audition in public gigs from next month. The final is in London in January. Click here to apply.

JASON MANFORD has joined the roster of guest hosts presenting ITV's revival of Sunday Night At The London Palladium, alongside Rob Brydon, Bradley Walsh, Jack Whitehall and Jimmy Carr.

Published: 26 Aug 2014