Joe Lycett lands Radio 4 talk show
...about obsessions and guilty pleasures
17/08/2017 … Joe Lycett is to become a talk show host for Radio 4.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 17 August 2017
A panel show for her
Radio 4 pilots a female-led topical comedy show
17/08/2017 … The BBC is to address the claim that panel shows are too male-dominated with a new topical show with a predominantly female line-up Radio 4 is piloting Where's…
Radio 4 to launch new stand-up strand
Comedians' shows adapted for Sunday slot
17/08/2017 … Radio 4 has announced a new weekly stand-up strand.
Smart arses
Buttock-baring, critic-baiting comedy up for theatre award
17/08/2017 … A show in which three international female comedy performers respond to their reviews has been nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Flat broke
Comedians stung by Edinburgh Fringe accommodation scam
17/08/2017 … Edinburgh Fringe performers have spoken of how they fell victim to a scam over their festival accommodation.
Edinburgh one-off for Nish Kumar
Part of a fundraiser for refugees
17/08/2017 … Nish Kumar has announced his only full-length Fringe show this year – as part of an all-day fundraiser to help save the lives of refugees taking the perilous…
© Steve Ullathorne Top line-up for FGM benefit
Sue Perkins, Harry Hill, Bridget Christie and more
17/08/2017 … Sue Perkins, Harry Hill, Bridget Christie and Stewart Lee are to take part in a benefit gig to help the victims of female genital mutilation.
Wed 16 August 2017
John Bishop tops brain tumour benefit
Fundraiser comes after cancer struck son of Underbelly boss
16/08/2017 … Edinburgh’s Underbelly venue is to stage a benefit for The Brain Tumour Charity after cancer struck the young son of its director, Ed Bartlam Late last…