Comedians' shows pulled over unpaid bills
11/08/2016 … Several comics have pulled their shows from a London theatre in an extraordinary row over unpaid bills.
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Thu 11 August 2016
Wed 10 August 2016
BBC pilots James Acaster comedy
10/08/2016 … The BBC has announced three new sitcom pilots – including one starring Robert Webb and another written by James Acaster.
Tue 09 August 2016
Channel 4 axes Raised By Wolves
But Caitlin Moran has a plan to bring it back...
09/08/2016 … Channel 4 has dropped Raised by Wolves after two series.
© Steve Ullathorne Steve Punt joins Rocky Horror Show
09/08/2016 … Steve Punt is to join the cast of The Rocky Horror Show.
Josh Widdicombe throws in the towel on Fighting Talk
As does co-presenter Georgie Ainslie
09/08/2016 … Josh Widdicombe is to leave Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk.
Mon 08 August 2016
© John Fleming Fire rips through the old Tunnel Club
Can any part of the legendary venue survive?
08/08/2016 … A blaze has ripped through the venue that was once Malcolm Hardee's legendary Tunnel Club.
Woman arrested after heckling – at a freedom of speech gig
08/08/2016 … A woman has been arrested after heckling an Edinburgh Fringe show – about freedom of speech.
Sofie Hagen joins the great Danes
Comic up for a major award in her homeland
08/08/2016 … Sofie Hagen has been nominated for Comedian of the Year in her native Denmark, for her debut stand-up show Bubblewrap.