Edinburgh Fringe programme launches with 3,398 shows
70th festival vows an ‘Alliance of Defiance’
07/06/2017 … The Edinburgh Fringe has officially launched its programme for the 70th anniversary.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 07 June 2017
Al Murray to make his panto debut
07/06/2017 … Al Murray is making his pantomime debut this Christmas The Pub Landlord comic will play Idle Al in Jack and the Beanstalk at the New Wimbledon Theatre in…
Terry Gilliam finishes his Don Quixote film... 17 years late
'Any sensible person would have given up years ago'
07/06/2017 … It has taken him the best part of two decades, but Terry Gilliam has finally finished shooting on The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
New tours for Kerry Godliman and Abandoman
07/06/2017 … Kerry Godliman and Abandoman have both announced UK tours.
Tue 06 June 2017
All things Brighton, beautiful
Resort's fringe fest hands out its award
06/06/2017 … Character comedian Alice Marshall has won the award for best comedy at this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Getting the Boabby prize
Still Game star hosts Scottish theatre awards
06/06/2017 … Gavin Mitchell, best known as Boabby the Barman in Still Game, is to present the CATS award for Scottish theatre this weekend.
Sky Arts buys comedy documentary series
The History Of Comedy first aired on CNN
06/06/2017 … Sky Arts is to air an eight-part documentary series charting the evolution of American comedy.
Ryan and Kane join Cornwall's first comedy fest
More names for Stand Up in The Wyldes
06/06/2017 … Katherine Ryan and Russell Kane have joined the line-up for Cornwall’s first comedy festival.