Eric Idle announces UK tour
Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life Live
01/04/2025 … Eric Idle has announced a UK tour for September for a show dubbed a ‘one-man musical’ albeit with a virtual backing band.
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Tue 01 April 2025
© Marc Brenner Inside No.9 live show to tour
Stage /. Fright plays 11 venues this summer
01/04/2025 … Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are to take their Inside No.
Johnny Vegas opens an antique shop
01/04/2025 … Johnny Vegas is opening an antique shop for a new TV series.
© Hat Trick Productions Jon Richardson: I'm quitting comedy
Cats Does Countdown star to become a teacher instead
01/04/2025 … Jon Richardson has announced he is giving up comedy to become a teacher.
Comedy Store Players named legends of comedy
Leicester Comedy Festival hands out its annual awards
01/04/2025 … The Comedy Store Players were named Legends of Comedy at Leicester Comedy Festival’s annual awards ceremony last night.
Mon 31 March 2025
BBC awards honour Bill Dare
Outstanding contribution accolade for the producer who died this month
31/03/2025 … The BBC honoured prolific comedy producer Bill Dare at their annual Audio Drama awards last night.
Fry & Laurie biography updated
Including 20 new unseen sketches
31/03/2025 … The official biography of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie’s double act has been updated for its paperback release next month.
Garth Marenghi to write a third horror book
...and he'll tour with This Bursted Earth
31/03/2025 … Matthew Holness is writing a third Garth Marenghi comedy-horror book.