Edinburgh Fringe gets a new chief executive
Shona McCarthy takes over in March
12/01/2016 … Shona McCarthy has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Tue 12 January 2016
2.9m see Tracey Ullman's return
But sketch show divides critics
12/01/2016 … Tracey Ullman's return to British TV proved a ratings success last night.
This research into sarcasm is really important
Older people don't get the joke
12/01/2016 … Older people are not as good at getting sarcastic jokes, because they take the statements too literally.
Elly's on the telly
DeGeneres's talk show finds a UK home
12/01/2016 … Ellen DeGeneres’s US talk show is coming to the UK.
Now it's Dr Jo Brand
12/01/2016 … JO BRAND has today picked up her honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University.
The Big Bang Query
Neil Delamere to host new comedy-science quiz
12/01/2016 … Irish comedian Neil Delamere is to host a new comedy-science panel show.
Mon 11 January 2016
'Remember Bowie's Nazi leanings'
Robert Newman strikes a 'dissonant note' on stage
11/01/2016 … Comedian Rob Newman has reacted to the wave of posthumous admiration for David Bowie, by criticising the cultural icon’s flirtation with Nazism.
Comedians address the Cambridge Union
Following in prestigious footsteps...
11/01/2016 … Comedians including Janey Godley and Kate Smurthwaite are to debate romance in the Cambridge Union.