Showstopper! finds a new West End home
Improvised musical now has a residency at the Cambridge Theatre
22/03/2023 … The West End version of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical! is on the move.
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Wed 22 March 2023
Adrian Edmondson writes his memoirs
22/03/2023 … Adrian Edmondson has written an autobiography, to be released in September.
British comics star in US panel show The Great American Joke Off
From the co-creator of Mock The Week
22/03/2023 … American TV viewers are to be introduced to Ed Gamble, Tom Allen, Milton Jones, Glenn Moore, and Rhys James when a new panel show starts in the US next week.
© Joe Lycett/Twitter Which comedians are up for Baftas in 2023?
22/03/2023 … Lee Mack, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones, Diane Morgan, Lucy Beaumont, Stephen Merchant and Joe Lycett are among the nominees for this year’s Bafta awards announced…
Tue 21 March 2023
Aunty Donna announce short UK tour
First visit from Netflix sketch trio since 2017
21/03/2023 … Australian sketch trio Aunty Donna have announced a short tour of UK and Ireland.
Mark Olver's lockdown panel show becomes an app
Now fans – and an AI bot – can play Who Said That?
21/03/2023 … A YouTube panel show hosted by comedian Mark Olver during lockdown has been turned into a mobile phone app.
Red Nose Day total rises to £35.3m
But still down on previous years
21/03/2023 … The total raised on Red Nose Day has risen to £35.
Last Vaults festival in Waterloo claims record audience
More than 80,000 people saw shows there
21/03/2023 … London’sVault Festival has marked the end of its decade-long run in the tunnels beneath Waterloo station by claiming a record-breaking year.