Meet Birmingham comedy festival's 2023 breaking talents
Competition finalists announced
06/09/2023 … The Birmingham comedy festival has revealed the shortlist for its 2023 Breaking Talent Award.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 06 September 2023
Hannah Gadsby returns to London
Hosting showcases of queer comics at the Alexandra Palace
06/09/2023 … Hannah Gadsby is returning to London to present two showcases of queer comics at the Alexandra Palace.
Crumbling concrete: More theatres close
06/09/2023 … Three more theatres have closed their doors amid fears crumbling concrete may pose a danger to audiences.
Tue 05 September 2023
© Gavin Bond Hugh Bonneville to host Slapstick festival gala
Screening of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy and Buster Keaton classics
05/09/2023 … Hugh Bonneville is to host a gala evening of silent film comedies at next year’s Slapstick festival, organisers have announced.
The best reviewed comedy of the Edinburgh Fringe? Buffy Revamped
Ed Byrne's Tragedy Plus Time is the best new show
05/09/2023 … A one-man run-through of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer canon was the best-reviewed comedy show of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
© CPL Productions/Sky Mo Gilligan joins A League Of Their Own
Comedian to be a regular on Sky's sports quiz
05/09/2023 … Mo Gilligan has signed up to be a regular panellist on Sky’s A League Of Their Own.
Mon 04 September 2023
© Matt Holyoak Comedy shows cancelled amid concrete crisis
RAAC found in theatres, prompting fears of crumbling ceilings
04/09/2023 … Stand-up shows by the likes of Tim Vine, Phil Wang and Jimmy Carr as the lightweight concrete crisis spreads from schools to theatres.
Newport hosts another Festival Of Comedy
Major gig for Wales this November
04/09/2023 … Newport in Wales is to host another Festival Of Comedy in November Omid Djalili, Seann Walsh, Jamali Maddix, Lou Sanders, Marcus Brigstocke, Hal Cruttenden…