BBC One orders a major new drama from Richard Gadd
Lions to span 40 years of a brotherly relationship
11/03/2024 … The BBC has ordered a six-part drama from 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd.
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© BBC Geoff Norcott asks: is university really worth it?
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
10/03/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday March 10 THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ROADS: Mike Wozniak and Ola Labib –…
All systems Glasgow for city's comedy festival
The best of the week's live comedy
10/03/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the more than 7,000 events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 09 March 2024
© BBC/Comic Relief W1A team reunite for Comic Relief sketch
With guests including Romesh Ranganathan and Richard Madeley
09/03/2024 … The W1A team are reuniting after seven years for a Red Nose Day sketch.
Woman who buys ticket to offensive comedian stunned to find he's offensive
Punter slams Jimmy Carr for 'vile' joke about deafness
09/03/2024 … Few people can go to a Jimmy Carr gig unaware of his reputation for offensive jokes.
Fri 08 March 2024
21Soho boss vows: comedians WILL get paid
London venue responds to fears over outstanding bills and email silence
08/03/2024 … The owner of London’s 21Soho comedy venue has promised that he will not leave comedians out of pocket amid widespread complaints about unpaid bills.
© Alistair Muir Alex Edelman’s Just For Us becomes an HBO special
Broadcaster to air Broadway version of the stand-up show
08/03/2024 … Alex Edelman’s solo show Just For Us – which went from the Edinburgh Fringe to Broadway – has been turned into an HBO special.
Bristol’s Comedy Garden to return for 2024
With comics such as Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Sara Pascoe and Dara O Briain
08/03/2024 … Bristol’s Comedy Garden, the largest comedy festival in the South West, is to return with Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Sara Pascoe and Dara O Briain among its…