© Andy Hollingworth Free Festival unveils Edinburgh Fringe programme
12/07/2021 … The Laughing Horse Free Festival has announced more than 60 shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – most of them in-person.
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Mon 12 July 2021
© Andy Hollingworth Sun 11 July 2021
'Comedy's doomed because we all have to be woke'
Critic Kate Copstick slams increasing sensitivities
11/07/2021 … Comedy is sinking into a ‘quicksand’ of woke thinking, veteran reviewer Kate Copstick has argued.
© Luke Stephenson Aisling Bea's This Way Up returns
Best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
11/07/2021 … Here’s our pick of the week’s best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand: Sunday July 11 TABOO: Comedy critic Kate Copstick and guests Desiree…
Brighton resorts to stand-up....
The best of the week's live comedy
11/07/2021 … The best of the week’s live comedy.
Sat 10 July 2021
Kurupt crew scoop best comedy podcast
10/07/2021 … The Kurupt FM Podkast has been named best comedy at the British Podcast Awards tonight.
Nabil Abdulrashid makes the top 5 of TV complaints
Comic's BGT appearance swamped Ofcom
10/07/2021 … Nabil Abdulrashid’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent was one of the most complained-about moments of TV last year, Ofcom has revealed.
Fri 09 July 2021
Lightning strikes twice
BBC orders a second series of Zoe Lyons quiz show
09/07/2021 … BBC Two has ordered a second series of Zoe Lyons quiz show Lightning.
Isy Suttie's podcast to return
09/07/2021 … Isy Suttie’s podcast The Things We Do For Love is to return for a second series more than fours after the last.