New job for tour supremo
Avalon's live boss moves to UTA
05/04/2018 … Global entertainment company United Talent Agency has appointed a new comedy touring agent to its London office Bjorn Wentlandt, who starts this week, will…
2018 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 05 April 2018
Another year, another book
No Such Thing As A Fish podcast to pen another Book Of The Year
05/04/2018 … The No Such Thing As A Fish podcasters are to release a second Book Of The Year.
© Jeannie O’Brien Comic criticised over phoney support dog ploy
Maeve Higgins apologises after chat show confession
05/04/2018 … Maeve Higgins has been criticised after telling how she feigned a disability to get her pet dog onto a flight.
The ABC announces new Aussie comedy podcasts
Taking on the trolls, and the World Cup
05/04/2018 … Australia’s ABC has announced some new comedy podcasts.
Jerry Springer: The Opera up for off-Broadway awards
Four nominees for Stewart Lee's musical
05/04/2018 … Jerry Springer: The Opera has been nominated for four of the most prestigious awards for off-Broadway Theatre, including best musical.
Wed 04 April 2018
A Milligan marathon
London's BFI dedicates a day to Spike
04/04/2018 … The British Film Institute is to devote a day of programming to Spike Milligan to mark the centenary of his birth this month in Ahmednagar, India.
Playing favourites
Bafta nominates only half of several top comedy partnerships
04/04/2018 … This year’s Bafta nominees have been announced – with judges splitting up many comedy partnerships to shortlist just one of the performers.
Tue 03 April 2018
© Chatham House/CC BY-SA 2.0 Jeremy Paxman to host Have I Got News For You
As debate rages over whether women are 'too modest' for the job
03/04/2018 … Jeremy Paxman is to host his first episode of Have I Got News For You This Friday.