BBC Scotland to showcase nation's stand-ups
21/10/2024 … Some of Scotland’s top comedians are to take part in a stand-up showcase to be broadcast on the BBC this Christmas.
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Mon 21 October 2024
Watchdog probes Fern Brady's 'sacrilegious' poster
Complaint that her tour image is offensive to Christians
21/10/2024 … Fern Brady is getting some extra publicity for her new stand-up tour, after generating complaints that its poster is sacrilegious and offensive to Christians.
Operation Mincemeat extends for an 11th time
West End run contines after Broadway run announce,emt
21/10/2024 … Operation Mincemeat has announced the 11th extension of its West End run, with performances at the Fortune Theatre, now set to continue until April.
Atsuko Okatsuka announces UK and Ireland dates
...after her special airs on Sky
21/10/2024 … Asian-American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka has announced four UK and Ireland dates next year – after her debut special airs on Sky.
Tony Slattery launches a podcast
Robin Ince and Julian Clary among the guests
21/10/2024 … Tony Slattery is to launch his first podcast.
© Andy Hollingworth Rhod Gilbert wins a Bafta
Comic honoured for his cancer doucmentary A Pain In The Neck
21/10/2024 … Rhod Gilbert has won a Bafta for the moving documentary he made about his cancer treatment.
Sun 20 October 2024
Ronny Chieng comes to the UK
The best of the week's live comedy
20/10/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,702 events Chortle currently has listed.
First stand-up special for Lucy Beaumont
Plus new shows from Geoff Nortcott and Hassan Minhaj in this week's TV picks
20/10/2024 … Monday October 21 THE FRANCHISE: There’s some serious comedy firepower behind this new series about the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting to get…