Sofie Hagen announces first book during 'fat-shaming' Twitter storm
Fat will be about 'why it's OK to be overweight'
01/03/2018 … Sofie Hagen is writing her first book, about body image.
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Thu 01 March 2018
Course language...
War of words over stand-up lessons
01/03/2018 … A seemingly straightforward press release about stand-up courses has sparked a war of words on the London comedy scene.
Sara Cox pilots Radio 2 comedy panel show
Asking 'what if..' history was different?
01/03/2018 … Radio 2 is piloting a new comedy panel show inviting guests to imagine alternative versions of history.
ITV axes Bigheads and The Nightly Show
Comedy formats 'underperformed'
01/03/2018 … ITV has confirmed that The Nightly Show will not be returning – while also cancelling the Jason Manford fronted gameshow Bigheads.
Barry Crimmins dies at 64
Pioneering US comic who fought internet paedophiles
01/03/2018 … Pioneering American comedian Barry Crimmins has died at the age of 64.
Matt Lucas to star in Me And My Girl
New stage production in Chichester
01/03/2018 … Matt Lucas is to take the lead in a new stage production of Me And My Girl.
Second series for Richard Herring's Relativity
01/03/2018 … Radio 4 has ordered a second series of Richard Herring’s family sitcom Relativity.
Wed 28 February 2018
Putting the comics in comic strip
New book based on stand-ups' war stories
28/02/2018 … Comedians’ stories of the ups and downs of life on the road have been turned into comic strips for a new book.