
Angela Barnes to make her HIGNFY debut
...with Jo Brand returning for a 35th time
09/10/2024 … Angela Barnes is to make her first appearance on Have I Got News For You later this month.
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
...with Jo Brand returning for a 35th time
09/10/2024 … Angela Barnes is to make her first appearance on Have I Got News For You later this month.
Comic appears to make light of massacre as he criticises Israel's response
09/10/2024 … Eshaan Akbar has been accused of mocking the victims of the October 7 terror attack as he drew attention to the civilian victims of Israel’s military response.
New topical format for Friday nights with Andrew Hunter Murray and Amy Hoggart
09/10/2024 … Radio 4 has commissioned a full series of The Naked Week to join its topical Friday Night Comedy lineup.
...as Bristol festival unveils its 2025 programme
08/10/2024 … Ben Elton is to receive next year’s ‘comedy legend’ award at the Slapstick comedy festival.
Shona McCarthy steps down after nine years
08/10/2024 … Shona McCarthy is stepping down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society after nearly a decade at the helm.
Men Behaving Badly and Royle Family stars return
08/10/2024 … Two sitcom pairings are to be reunited in separate reality TV projects Men Behaving Badly stars Neil Morrissey and Martin Clunes are getting back together for…
...and those who say it is are often unfunny comedians, says producer Jon Plowman
07/10/2024 … ‘Wokeness’ isn’t killing comedy – and the people who say it is are often comedians who aren’t funny.
Andrew Mensah hosts the fundraiser at the Hippodrome in London
07/10/2024 … Hip-hop and RnB radio station Capital Xtra is to host a charity comedy night at London’s Hippodrome.
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