John Oliver joins Danger Mouse
13/07/2015 … John Oliver has joined the cast of Danger Mouse.
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Mon 13 July 2015
Sun 12 July 2015
Elves, a magic dragon... and Julian Clary
12/07/2015 … The comedy week ahead… Monday July 13LIVE IN MANCHESTER: Tom Basden's adaptation of the absurd Fyodor Dostoevsky short story The Crocodile has its preview performance…
Brendon Burns roasts the comedy industry
12/07/2015 … Here is the full audio recording Brendon Burns's keynote speech from the Chortle conference.
Sat 11 July 2015
Cheers actor Roger Rees dies
He played Brit tycoon Robin Colcord
11/07/2015 … Roger Rees, who played aloof British tycoon Robin Colcord in Cheers, has died at the age of 71.
Fri 10 July 2015
The selfie culture is killing comedy
Brendon Burns says audiences should be challenged, not pandered to
10/07/2015 … Britain’s comedy circuit is failing because it attempts to pander to self-absorbed audiences with no real interest in the artform.
White House dragged into Cosby case
Comic 'should be stripped of Presidential honour'
10/07/2015 … The White House has been dragged into the storm of sexual assault claims surrounding Bill Cosby.
Gabriel Iglesias to play the UK
10/07/2015 … AMERICAN comedian Gabriel Iglesias has announced a one-off London gig.
BBC 'no longer the go-to place for new talent'
Acclaimed producer slates BBC Three move
10/07/2015 … The BBC will find it harder to sign up talented new comics now BBC Three is heading online, a respected comedy producer has claimed.