A tight 5: March 10

ED BYRNE has announced a new tour through autumn 2015 and spring 2016. The Outside Looking In tour kicks off in Bury on September 29. Dates.

A SERIES of 21 comedy monologues have gone online, following a an initiative called Room To Write – a scheme for new Scottish writers run by the BBC Comedy and Writersroom department . View them here.

CANADIAN sketch trio The Trailer Park Boys have announced a three-night Drunk High and Unemployed tour of the UK, playing the Manchester Academy, Cambridge Corn Exchange and Brixton Academy on September 16, 17 and 18 respectively. The ninth series of their TV series starts on Netflix on March 27.

JASON MANFORD has said the BBC was wrong to announce its policy of ensuring there is at least one female comedian on every panel show, rather than just implementing it quietly. He told the Radio Times: 'By saying it, you're undermining the female on the panel show because now she's thinking, "Am I here because I'm funny or because they needed one?"' Dara O Briain has previously expressed similar concerns.

YORK COLLEGE student Liam Cook won the Liverpool heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award last night - see part of his set below. We visit Carmarthen tonight.

Published: 10 Mar 2015