Netflix to air Mark Twain Prize ceremony
Kevin Hart to be honoured by fellow comedians
15/03/2024 … Netflix is to air the ceremony at which Kevin Hart receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Fri 15 March 2024
Who's up for the 2024 Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award
Comedians nominated at city comedy festival gets under way
15/03/2024 … Six Scottish comedians have been nominated for the Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award handed out at the city’s comedy festival.
Thu 14 March 2024
New podcast about comedy heroes
From the Always Be Comedy team
14/03/2024 … The Always Be Comedy team have launched a new podcast looking at comedy heroes.
Dominic Holland and Ed Byrne join 24hr streaming marathon
14/03/2024 … Comedians Dominic Holland and Ed Byrne are among the 70-plus celebrities taking part in a streaming marathon to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.
© The Other Richard Vicki Pepperdine, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Dan Skinner to star in The Government Inspector
New version for the London stage
14/03/2024 … Comedy stars Vicki Pepperdine, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Dan Skinner are to headline a new production of the satirical play The Government Inspector this spring.
Mae Martin makes a documentary about gender fluidity
'It's not unnatural to be trans' comic says in new film
14/03/2024 … Mae Martin has made a documentary about gender identity and sexual fluidity.
Room Next Door's Michael Spicer lands a Radio 4 sketch show
Comic says he's dreamed of this moment since he was 10
14/03/2024 … Michael Spicer is making a new ten-part sketch series for Radio 4.
© Pexels Know any crabsolutely fabulous puns?
The hunt is on for the funniest crustacean jokes
14/03/2024 … Curators of Europe’s only crab museum are looking for the funniest joke about the crustacean.