A canny comedy weekender
Newcastle gets a mini-festival this autumn
02/08/2021 … A weekend comedy festival is coming to Newcastle this autumn, it has been announced.
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Mon 02 August 2021
Kathy Griffin: I have cancer
Comic, 60, will have half a lung removed
02/08/2021 … Kathy Griffin has revealed that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
© BBC Studios Miranda gets a German accent
02/08/2021 … This is what Miranda looks like in Germany.
Comedy Central shows for Rob Beckett and Jason Manford
Comics named as panel show hosts
02/08/2021 … Jason Manford and Rob Beckett are to front two new entertainment shows for Comedy Central.
Sun 01 August 2021
It ain't over till the beardy bloke sings...
Bill Bailey at the Royal Opera House and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
01/08/2021 … Sunday August 1 LONDON: Ed Gamble and James Acaster perform the second live version of their Off Menu podcast in the salubrious surroundings of the Royal Festival…
© ITV Iain Stirling is Buffering
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
01/08/2021 … Here's our pick of the week's best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand: Now JERK: The second series of Tim Renkow's semi-autobiographical…
Cannon but not Ball
Comic Tommy to tour as a solo act
01/08/2021 … Tommy Cannon is to go out on tour as a solo act.
Sat 31 July 2021
Dave Chappelle postpones London dates
Gigs rescheduled with less than two weeks' notice
31/07/2021 … Dave Chappelle has postponed his London dates with less than two weeks’ notice.