© Trevor Leighton Amazon snaps up Alan Partridge’s Stratagem
Live show will be streamed on Prime Video this winter
23/06/2022 … Alan Partridge’s live show Stratagem is coming to Amazon’s Prime Video service.
2022 News
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Thu 23 June 2022
© Trevor Leighton Wed 22 June 2022
More comedians join Chortle's Fast Fringe
Packed festival showcase coming to London's Bloomsbury Theatre
22/06/2022 … More names have been added to Chortle’s packed Fast Fringe showcase in London.
BBC starts charging to attend comedy recordings
Asian Network showcase has a £10 fee
22/06/2022 … The BBC has started charging admission fees to be in the studio audience for its comedy shows.
Eddie Kadi to investigate Crazy Rich... Ghanaians
22/06/2022 … Comic Eddie Kadi is to present a Channel 4 show about the extravagant side of West African life.
© BBC BBC axes Zoe Lyons quiz show Lightning
...it won't be striking three times
22/06/2022 … The BBC has axed Zoe Lyons quiz show Lightning after two series.
Tue 21 June 2022
© Matt Crockett Police investigate Joe Lycett over joke
Offended audience member lodges a complaint
21/06/2022 … Joe Lycett has revealed that a punter at one of his gigs was so offended by a joke that they called the police.
Just The Tonic joins Edinburgh's 'festival within a festival'
Other Fringe operators join the 'Big Four's' marketing drive
21/06/2022 … Just The Tonic is to rejoin the ‘Big Four’ Fringe venues as part of their festival-within-a-festival.
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British Podcast Award nominees announced
21/06/2022 … The best podcasts of the last 12 months have been named, with the unveiling of the shortlists in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.