A tight 5: June 27

THE line-up has been announced for the Edinburgh Comedy Gala in aid of HIV charity Waverley Care. The event, organised by major agency Off The Kerb, takes place at the Playhouse on August 20 and features a raft of its acts including Shappi Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Simon Evans, Al Porter, Joel Dommet and Phil Jerrod, as well as Sofie Hagen. Tickets.

THE BBC is running free comedy sessions as part of the Salford Sitcom Showcase next Tuesday and Wednesday on such topics as getting a comedy script commissioned, writing comedy for children and how Peter Kay's Car Share got to the screen. Details.

MIRANDA SINGS' eight-part comedy series, Haters Back Off, will debut on Netflix October 14. The viral video star, aka Colleen Ballinger, announced the news on YouTube.

MOSES ALI KHAN was crowned new comedian of the year by Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club last night. Second place was shared by Shell Byron and Simon Lomas.

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, comedy about a juvenile delinquent and his foster parents getting lost in the wilderness, won the audience award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last night. The New Zealand film was directed Taika Waititi and stars Sam Neill, Julian Dennison and Rhys Darby.

Published: 27 Jun 2016