Edinburgh Fringe venue seeks acts
New promoters take over Apex's Grassmarket spaces
04/05/2023 … A newly reopened Edinburgh Fringe venue is on the lookout for comedy shows to fill its programme.
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Thu 04 May 2023
© Ellis O'Brien/Phil McIntyre Televisio Jayde Adams is back in the neighbourhood
Comic's podcast and Radio 4 series to return
04/05/2023 … Jayde Adams’s comedy show Welcome To The Neighbourhood is to return to Radio 4 for second series.
© Helen Murray Tom Basden’s Accidental Death Of An Anarchist heads to the West End
Starring Daniel Rigby and Tony Gardner
04/05/2023 … Tom Basden’s adaptation of The Accidental Death Of An Anarchist is to transfer to the West End.
Wed 03 May 2023
© Kaleidoshoots Zoe Lyons winds up her LGBTQ+ comedy night
Bent Double to end at Brighton Komedia next month
03/05/2023 … Zoe Lyons is bringing the LGBTQ+ comedy nights she runs in her Brighton hometown to an end after 18 years.
Barry Humphries to get a state funeral
Australia prime minister Anthony Albanese pledges a fitting tribute
03/05/2023 … Barry Humphries is to be given a state funeral in Australia, prime minister Anthony Albanese has said.
Inquest opens into Gareth Richards' death
Police to interview lorry driver involved in fatal crash
03/05/2023 … An inquest has opened into the death of comedian Gareth Richards following a crash on the M25 in March.
Rob Delaney, Romesh Ranganathan and The Skewer scoop Arias
Radio industry's biggest awards
03/05/2023 … Rob Delaney, Romesh Ranganathan and The Skewer were among the winners at the radio industry’s biggest awards last night.
Tue 02 May 2023
Sanjeev Kohli to judge David Nobbs new writing award
With Chris Addison and TV producer Lucy Lumsden
02/05/2023 … Sanjeev Kohli has joined the judging panel for the David Nobbs Memorial Trust's sixth new comedy writing competition.