All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Temporary jobs platform backs festival
06/03/2024 … Indeed Flex – an employment agency platform that helps people find temporary work in the gig economy – has been announced as a sponsor of this year’s…
'A whole new show of daftness' hits the road this autumn
06/03/2024 … Milton Jones has announced a new tour with a typically inventive pun as its title: Ha!Milton.
Work in progress based on his dislike of audience participation
05/03/2024 … Daniel Kitson has revealed details of his next project, based on his hatred of audience participation.
© Mario Beauregard Beaustock / Alamy Stock Photo Festival admits major financial difficulties
05/03/2024 … One of the world’s biggest comedy festivals has been cancelled after hitting major financial difficulties.
Comic lined up for Saturday daytime slot
05/03/2024 … Chris McCausland is to present a new ITV Saturday daytime show.
Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? out this summer
05/03/2024 … Pierre Novellie has written a memoir about his autism, entitled Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? It is loosely based on his 2022 stand-up show of the same…
...after a year of record-breaking ticket sales
04/03/2024 … The nominees for Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 Awards have been announced, now the two-and-a-half week event event has wrapped.
© Gary Moyes 03/03/2024 … Michael McIntyre has cancelled a gig because he is undergoing an operation to remove kidney stones.
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