Operation Mincemeat extends to 2024
More West End dates for comedy spy escapade
25/07/2023 … The Operation Mincemeat musical has extended its West End run until 2024.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 25 July 2023
British Podcast Awards 2023 nominees revealed
Nods for Richard Herring, French & Saunders, Elis James & John Robins and more
25/07/2023 … The nominations for the 2023 British Podcast Awards have been announced.
Mon 24 July 2023
Egg find out if fame's all its cracked up to be
New podcast from Emily Lloyd-Saini and Anna Leong Brophy
24/07/2023 … Comedy double act Egg – aka Emily Lloyd-Saini and Anna Leong Brophy – are launching a new podcast based on celebrity.
Trevor Noah writes a new book
Into The Uncut Grass is 'an adventure for readers of all ages’
24/07/2023 … Trevor Noah has written an adventure book ‘for readers of all ages’.
© Abi Skipp/CC BY-SA 2.0 Gilded Balloon Teviot to close for 2024
And So You Think You're Funny?'s future in doubt
24/07/2023 … Gilded Balloon’s main venue will be closed at next year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it has been revealed.
'The open-mic circuit's too competitive. I want to make it nicer'
How one comedian is trying to take the pressure off new acts
24/07/2023 … Stand-up Carl Carzana says he’s on a mission to make comedy nights ‘nice’ – by reinventing the circuit’s brutal roast battles and gong…
'Stay one step ahead of AI. Our livelihoods depend on us being human'
Morwenna Banks' advice to comedy writing graduates as she gets an honorary fellowship
24/07/2023 … Comedy star and writer Morwenna Banks has been awarded an honorary fellowship by Falmouth University.
Sun 23 July 2023
Take a gamble on the Paddy Power Comedy Festival
The best of the week's live comedy
23/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.