Alexandra Haddow wins bursary for working-class comics
First award from West End Comedy Club
10/07/2023 … Comic Alexandra Haddow has been awarded a £500 bursary for working-class comedians heading to the Fringe.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 10 July 2023
© Avalon / Kevin & Co Taskmaster Australia announces season 2 cast
Studio filming starts in Melbourne today
10/07/2023 … The cast has been announced for the second series of Taskmaster in Australia.
Sun 09 July 2023
© BBC Where Lenny Henry became a major star
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
09/07/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday July 9 MR HULOT'S HOLIDAY: Jacques Tati's classic, near-silent 1953 slapstick comedy…
Chortle's Fast Fringe AND Student Comedy Final this week!
Our entirely unbiased pick of the best live comedy
09/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Mrs Brown’s Boys creator plans two new shows
Brendan O’Carroll wants to do a sitcom a reality show
09/07/2023 … Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll is working on two new shows: a sitcom and a reality series.
Stewart Lee rewrites 'rubbish' Shakespeare
Comic contributes new scene to RSC's Macbeth
09/07/2023 … Stewart Lee is rewriting Shakespeare, after branding one of the Bard's scenes as 'rubbish'.
Fri 07 July 2023
© Matt Crockett NextUp announces its 2023 Fringe line-up
More than 40 comedy shows to be streamed from Edinburgh
07/07/2023 … Comedy streaming service NextUp has announced the line-up of more than 40 shows it will be broadcasting live from the Edinburgh Fringe next month.
Tez Ilyas and Shazia Mirza set for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Filming gets under way in New Zealand
07/07/2023 … Tez Ilyas and Shazia Mirza are to be put through special forces training in the next series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.