The secret formula behind most hit sitcoms
How characters fit four key archetypes
16/06/2018 … There’s a secret formula at the heart of almost every successful sitcom, aspiring comedy writers have been told.
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Sat 16 June 2018
Fri 15 June 2018
Stewart Lee to tour his 1980s material
As support for post-punk band The Nightingales
15/06/2018 … Stewart Lee is to perform his 1980s stand-up routine in support of post-punk band The Nightingales this autumn.
Eddie Izzard reads Great Expectations
New audiobook version of Dickens classic
15/06/2018 … Eddie Izzard has recorded a new audiobook version of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations.
Thu 14 June 2018
Former agent sells her novel to TV
Hannah Begbie's debut to be adapted for the small screen
14/06/2018 … Former comedy agent Hannah Begbie has sold the TV rights to her first novel, Mother.
Stewart Lee on dying at the Royal Albert Hall
14/06/2018 … Stewart Lee has spoken about dying on stage at the Albert Hall, his plans for the axed fifth series of Comedy Vehicle, and of having his self-belief shaken…
Man,19, charged with comedian's rape and murder
Tributes paid to Eurydice Dixon, who died walking home from a gig
14/06/2018 … A man has been charged with rape and murder after Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon was found dead after a gig.
SNL writer announces London run
Julio Torres to play Soho Theatre
14/06/2018 … Saturday Night Live staff writer Julio Torres has announced a run at London’s Soho Theatre.
Mo Gilligan extends West End run
As the C4 show he co-hosts with Big Narstie gets an air date
14/06/2018 … Mo Gilligan has extended his West End run this autumn for an extra week.