Daniel Kitson's Edinburgh Fringe show goes on sale
And The Stand expands its programme... including another controversial booking
08/05/2023 … More Edinburgh Fringe shows have gone on sale – including a new theatre piece from Daniel Kitson.
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© Netflix Is this right? Hannah Gadsby with a feelgood show?
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
07/05/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday May 8 JUST A MINUTE: Paul Merton, Shaparak Khorsandi, Daliso Chaponda and Heid Regan…
Comedians take on Eurovision
07/05/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 06 May 2023
Markus Birdman impresses Britain’s Got Talent judges
06/05/2023 … Comedian Markus Birdman has appeared on Britain’s Got Talent - and scored 'yeses' from all four judges.
Fri 05 May 2023
Mini-Vault festival line-up announced
With Adam Riches, Stevie Martin and more
05/05/2023 … London’s Vault Festival has announced the line-up for its second Pinch Of Vault spin-off event.
Ventnor Fringe announces its 2023 programme
With comics including Richard Herring, Sophie Duker, Geoff Norcott and Olga Koch
05/05/2023 … The Ventnor Fringe has announced its largest ever programme, featuring comics such as Richard Herring, Sophie Duker, Geoff Norcott and Olga Koch.
Tommy Cooper’s fez auctioned off in new C4 show
Will the comic's iconic headgear make its £3,250 reserve?
05/05/2023 … Tommy Cooper’s fez has been put up for auction in a new Channel 4 series.
© @manchester_murals Vandals destroy Peter Kay mural
Art defaced with a message about 'cheap fame and money'
05/05/2023 … Vandals have defaced a mural of Peter Kay.