The Pin nominated for Southbank Award
Representing comedy in the breakthrough award
14/06/2021 … Comedy duo The Pin are the best breakthrough act in comedy this year, according to the Southbank Awards.
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Mon 14 June 2021
© J. Corey Griffin/CC BY-SA 3.0 Bernie Mac biopic in the pipeline
14/06/2021 … A movie about the life of US comedian Bernie Mac is in the works, it has been announced.
© Joel Dommett/Instagram Joel Dommett joins Celebrity Gogglebox
14/06/2021 … Joel Dommett has signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox.
Sun 13 June 2021
'Nothing' to see here...
13/06/2021 … The best of the week’s live comedy.
© Elisabeth Toll for LundLund New Radio 4 storytelling show from Sarah Kendall
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
13/06/2021 … The week's best new comedy on TV and radio.
Alex MacKeith wins Musical Comedy Awards
Best Friends Cabaret are top newcomers
13/06/2021 … Alex MacKeith, who describes his work as ‘sad/funny folk songs’ has won the delayed 2020 Musical Comedy Awards.
Sat 12 June 2021
New podcast from Borat writer Peter Baynham
...and the rest of the week's best comedy on demand
12/06/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 11 June 2021
OBE for Assembly's William Burdett-Coutts
Edinburgh venue boss honoured in Birthday honours
11/06/2021 … William Burdett-Coutts - the head of the Assembly venues at the Edinburgh Fringe – has been made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.