Piff joins Southbank festival
09/03/2018 … Piff the Magic Dragon heads a new batch of comedy shows announced by the Underbelly Festival on London’s Southbank today.
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Fri 09 March 2018
Who's playing Bristol Comedy Garden 2018?
09/03/2018 … The Bristol Comedy Garden has announced the line-up for its seventh festival, featuring Alan Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Milton Jones and Reginald D Hunter.
© BBC Gold orders Young Ones documentary
...and a new clips compilation
09/03/2018 … The Gold channel has commissioned a major documentary about the impact The Young Ones had on the comedy scene.
© Urs Jaudas/World Economic Forum Matt Forde to interview Anthony Scaramucci
Sacked White House spokesman to appear on Unspun
09/03/2018 … Matt Forde has landed a scoop, persuading former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci to appear on his Dave show Unspun.
Herring aid
Comic's International Women's Day tweets raise £130k
09/03/2018 … Richard Herring has raised more than £130,000 for charity – by spending a day on Twitter.
Not Going Out to make a live episode
Lee Mack reveals plans for next series
09/03/2018 … Lee Mack is to make a live episode of Not Going Out.
Thu 08 March 2018
Crowdfunding boost to make comedy reviewing more diverse
Extra backing for Chortle's initiative
08/03/2018 … A Chortle reader has set up a crowdfunding campaign to help our drive to increase the diversity of comedy reviewers at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Putting the Al in FestivAl
Murray to headline Curious event
08/03/2018 … Al Murray is to headline the comedy line-up at this year’s Curious festival in the New Forest.