Ex-soldier wins Jim Davidson's comedy talent hunt
Pat Smith takes Laughter Class title
02/11/2023 … Former soldier Pat Smith has won the comedy talent hunt run by Jim Davidson.
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Thu 02 November 2023
© Matt Frost Bradley Walsh to explore his Legends of Comedy
Three-part series for Channel 5
02/11/2023 … Bradley Walsh is to host Legends Of Comedy, a new three-part series for Channel 5.
Wed 01 November 2023
© HBO Leo Reich gets an HBO special
Literally Who Cares?! also coming to Sky Comedy next month
01/11/2023 … Leo Reich’s first solo stand-up show has been made into a comedy special to air on Sky Comedy next month – as well as on HBO in the States.
Jimmy Carr announces new tour – with two shows EVERY night
Also first tour for Edinburgh best newcomer Urooj Ashfaq
01/11/2023 … He’s already the hardest-working man in comedy – and now Jimmy Carr is packing in twice as many shows into his next stand-up tour.
Tue 31 October 2023
© BBC Why is this 'explicitly racist' Little Britain sketch still on iPlayer?
Viewers express concern in Ofcom survey that also covered Jimmy Carr's rape jokes
31/10/2023 … Viewers have expressed shock that an ‘explicitly racist’ Little Britain sketch is still available on the BBC iPlayer in an official report into TV standards.
First tour for comedian and anaesthetist Ed Patrick
31/10/2023 … Comedian and anaesthetist Ed Patrick has announced a small tour for 2024.
Friends cast 'utterly devastated by this unfathomable loss'
Co-stars share their grief over the death of Matthew Perry at 54
31/10/2023 … Matthew Perry’s Friends co-stars have said they are ‘utterly devastated’ by his death at the age of 54.
Meet the 2023 Beat The Frog finalists
Manchester's long-running new act competition reaches its climax
31/10/2023 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s Beat the Frog world series, the long-running talent competition run by Manchester’s Frog And Bucket…