XS Malarkey on the move again
New home for Manchester's long-running comedy club
12/01/2023 … Manchester’s long-running XS Malarkey comedy club is moving to a new venue.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 12 January 2023
Who won at the North West Comedy Awards 2023?
Hayley Ellis, Nina Gilligan, Josh Jones and more..
12/01/2023 … Hayley Ellis was a double winner at the North West Comedy Awards last night.
Wed 11 January 2023
Jamie Demetriou lands a Netflix special
A Whole Lifetime charted with songs and sketches
11/01/2023 … Jamie Demetriou is making a one-off comedy special for Netflix.
Tim Key joins Chortle Comedy Book Festival
Alongside Robin Ince, Richard Herring, Geoff Norcott and more
11/01/2023 … Tim Key has joined the line-up for the Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Comedians come to blows...
Northern Ireland stand-ups in charity boxing bouts
11/01/2023 … Some of Northern Ireland’s top comedians are to ‘knock the bollix out of each other’ in a charity boxing event Paddy McDonnell, Micky Bartlett…
Obscure Peter Sellers movie drops on Netflix
Comic plays a gay shopkeeper in Roman Polanski's A Day At The Beach
11/01/2023 … An obscure Peter Sellers performance in a film written by Roman Polanski and lost for decades has turned up on Netflix.
Tue 10 January 2023
© BBC Comedians take part in Bridge Of Lies
Celebrity specials for Ross Kemp's game show
10/01/2023 … Susan Calman, Jon Culshaw, Shazia Mirza and John Thomson are to take part in a special comedians’ edition of BBC quiz show Bridge Of Lies.
Bad Education exec Ben Cavey joins 42
New LA job with management and production compan
10/01/2023 … TV executive Ben Cavey has joined Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 as head of comedy.