Out of the picture
Frank Skinner quits Sky Arts painting shows
10/04/2018 … Frank Skinner is stepping down from the Sky Arts shows seeking the best portrait and landscape artists of the year.
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Tue 10 April 2018
Comics rally round their colleague after brain surgery
Fundraiser for Windsor in London this month
10/04/2018 … Comedians including Andy Parsons, Simon Evans and Robin Ince are to stage a fundraiser for a fellow stand-up who suffered a brain aneurysm.
© BBC Frankie Boyle's New World Order to return
Second series for discussion show
10/04/2018 … Frankie Boyle’s New World Order is to return for a second series.
© World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/CC BY-SA 2.0 Bill Cosby's retrial begins
...with a topless protester outside court
10/04/2018 … Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial has got under way in Pennsylvania – after a topless protester who had appeared on his sitcom caused a commotion…
Mon 09 April 2018
8 Songs in 8 Weeks wins 2 awards in 1 night
Accolades for Australian comic Gillian Cosgriff
09/04/2018 … Australian comedian Gillian Cosgriff won two accolades at the Green Room Awards in Melbourne last night.
Viv Groskop writes a women's guide to public speaking
Comic examines great female speakers
09/04/2018 … Stand-up and author Viv Groskop has signed a book deal for a guide to help women with public speaking.
BBC launches New Comedy Award 2018
09/04/2018 … Entries have opened for this year’s BBC New Comedy Award, which will again be running on Radio 4.
Les Dennis to play a washed-up comic
In a new play alongside Inbetweener Blake Harriso
09/04/2018 … Les Dennis is to star in a new play about a washed-up comedy star.