Leicester fest claims box office record
27/02/2017 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has beaten its own box-office record, selling 22 per cent more tickets than last year.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 27 February 2017
New podcast to parody other podcasts
David Reed launches Inside The Comedian
27/02/2017 … A new comedy podcast is set to spoof other comedy podcasts.
Funny Women loses its Benefit
Awards now seeking new sponsor
27/02/2017 … Benefit Cosmetics has ended is sponsorship of the Funny Women Awards after five years.
2017 Chortle Student Comedy Award
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27/02/2017 … Joe Irvine, a third-year film studies student, won the heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in St Andrew's on Tuesday night.
© BBC Did the Oscars rip off Michael McIntyre?
Jimmy Kimmel segment likened to Unexpected Star of the Show
27/02/2017 … The producers of the Oscars have been accused of ripping off Michael McIntyre's Big Show.
Adam Buxton versus Dartmoor
Comic goes 'wild camping' for C4 show
27/02/2017 … Adam Buxton is to go camping on the wilds of Dartmoor for a new Channel 4 show.
Sun 26 February 2017
Tickling the aliens
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
26/02/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.