I was just copying Ricky Gervais, says man accused of Nazi salute
Australians accused over Jewish museum gesture
17/09/2024 … A man accused of performing a Nazi salute outside a Jewish museum has claimed he was copying a Ricky Gervais joke.
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Tue 17 September 2024
Mon 16 September 2024
© BBC Ghosts gets an Australian remake
Local version to launch next year following US and German spinoffs
16/09/2024 … Ghosts is getting an Australian remake.
Operation Mincemeat extends for a tenth time
West End musical comedy will run to March at least
16/09/2024 … Operation Mincemeat has announced its tenth extension in the West End.
© James Ennis Entries open for 2025 Komedia New Comedy Awards
Brighton competition open to acts going for less than three years
16/09/2024 … Entries have opened for next year’s Komedia New Comedy Awards, run by the Brighton-based club.
© Fudge Park Productions Daddy Issues gets a second series
Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey to return in BBC comedy
16/09/2024 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Daddy Issues, its comedy starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
Baby Reindeer scoops four Emmys
Watch Richard Gadd's inspirational acceptance speeches
16/09/2024 … Richard Gadd has collected three gongs for writing, producing and starring in Baby Reindeer at this year’s Emmy Awards.
© Matt Crockett Mr Swallow’s Christmas Carol to hit the West End
Ghosts star Martha Howe-Douglas joins cast
16/09/2024 … Nick Mohammed is bringing Mr Swallow’s take on A Christmas Carol (ish) to the West End this winter.
Sun 15 September 2024
Another week, another eight comedy tours!
15/09/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,637 events Chortle currently has listed.