Alex MacKeith wins Musical Comedy Awards
Best Friends Cabaret are top newcomers
13/06/2021 … Alex MacKeith, who describes his work as ‘sad/funny folk songs’ has won the delayed 2020 Musical Comedy Awards.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 13 June 2021
Sat 12 June 2021
New podcast from Borat writer Peter Baynham
...and the rest of the week's best comedy on demand
12/06/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 11 June 2021
OBE for Assembly's William Burdett-Coutts
Edinburgh venue boss honoured in Birthday honours
11/06/2021 … William Burdett-Coutts - the head of the Assembly venues at the Edinburgh Fringe – has been made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Michael Legge to publish his first book
One of three new titles from indie label Go Faster Stripe
11/06/2021 … Stand-up Michael Legge, Radio 4 storyteller John Osbourne and humorist Robert Wringham are all releasing books this summer.
Book deal for doctor and comedian Ed Patrick
11/06/2021 … Comedian Ed Patrick is to publish his medical memoirs.
Thu 10 June 2021
Just For Laughs launches comedy party break
Jim Jefferies and others to take over Cancun beach resort
10/06/2021 … Montreal-based comedy festival Just For Laughs it to take over a Mexican beach resort for a package holiday tailor-made for stand-up fans.
© HFPA The gigs keep adding up!
New shows for Gervais, Gadsby, Edinburgh Fringe and more
10/06/2021 … A raft of new live comedy shows have been announced today: Ricky Gervais is to perform at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, North London, next Thursday.
Sorry, I Didn't Know to return for a second series
And black history panel show is seeking new writers
10/06/2021 … Sorry, I Didn't Know, ITV’s panel show about black history and culture, is to return.