Paul Whitehouse vs the zombie tramps
Comic to appear in new stop-motion animation
15/05/2018 … Paul Whitehouse has signed up to an over-the-top stop-motion horror-comedy animation entitled Chuck Steel: Night Of The Trampires.
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Tue 15 May 2018
Jon Richardson to tape a new DVD
Old Man will be his third release
15/05/2018 … Jon Richardson’s latest tour is to be released as a DVD.
© BBC/Hat Trick/Ellis O’Brien Frank Skinner writes his first play
New scheme also features Katherine Parkinson's debut
15/05/2018 … Frank Skinner and IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson are to unveil their first ever plays at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
BBC buys 600 Bottles Of Wine
Australian web comedy comes to iPlayer
15/05/2018 … The BBC has bought Australian comedy web series 600 Bottles Of Wine for iPlayer.
Susan Calman joins Channel 5
Comic to host travel series Secret Scotland
15/05/2018 … Susan Calman has made a travel series about her native Scotland for Channel 5.
Student Comedy Award: First four finalists revealed
15/05/2018 … The first four finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award have been named.
Huge George Carlin archive to be released
Ten-disc set includes rare performance footage
15/05/2018 … A mammoth collection of George Carlin material is to be released next month to mark the tenth anniversary of his death.
Be on the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award panel
Competition for public places now open
15/05/2018 … The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have opened their annual search for public members of its judging panel.