History of Comedy podcast to return
Looking at the most influential venues in the business
16/04/2019 … A podcast charting the evolution of live comedy in America is to return for a second series.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 16 April 2019
Mon 15 April 2019
Greg Burns heads back to the UK
Stand-up gets new British radio after three years in Australia
15/04/2019 … Comic and radio presenter Greg Burns is to return to the UK after three years in Australia.
Basil Brush to make his Fringe debut
15/04/2019 … Basil Brush is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut – with an adults-only show.
Second series for Lolly Adefope's US sitcom
15/04/2019 … Shrill, the US sitcom starring Lolly Adefope, has been renewed for a second series.
Melbourne Comedy Festival spurns Barry Humphries
Main award will no longer carry his name after trans row
15/04/2019 … The Melbourne comedy festival has snubbed Barry Humphries by renaming the annual prize awarded in his honour.
New stand-up show for digital radio
Oxford's Jericho Comedy Club to air on UnionJack
15/04/2019 … Digital radio station Union Jack is to air a weekly stand-up show.
Filming starts on Scarborough
BBC One's new comedy with Jason Manford
15/04/2019 … Filming has begun today on BBC One’s new comedy Scarborough.
Sun 14 April 2019
Friends with benefits...
A-listers' fundraising gigs lead this week's best live comedy
14/04/2019 … It's a relatively quiet week for new and one-off live comedy, but scores of stand-up tours are in full flow around the country.