Funny Women announces its 2019 finalists
433 entrants whittled down to the last ten
27/08/2019 … Funny Women has announced the finalists for its Stage Award for live comedians.
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Tue 27 August 2019
Jack Whitehall adds tour warm-up dates
27/08/2019 … Jack Whitehall has added some warm-up dates to his forthcoming tour, Stood Up.
© Andy Hollingworth Leicester festival asks fans to help fund new comics
Crowdfunding for its Circuit Breakers scheme
27/08/2019 … Organisers of the annual Leicester Comedy Festival have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £3,000 to help support new comedians.
Mon 26 August 2019
© BBC/Two Brothers Phoebe Waller-Bridge to host SNL
Fleabag creator makes her debut this autumn
26/08/2019 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to make her debut hosting Saturday Night Live next season.
© Laurence Winram Edinburgh Fringe claims record box office again
More than 3million tickets sold
26/08/2019 … The Edinburgh Fringe is claiming another box office record, with just over 3million tickets sold as of 4pm today.
Soft Border Patrol star Julie Maxwell dies at 36
Actress collapses on a night out
26/08/2019 … One of the stars of BBC comedy Soft Border Patrol has died after at the age of 36, after collapsing in a bar.
Sun 25 August 2019
New Radio 4 series for Kevin Eldon
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
25/08/2019 … Our pick of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
'Brandish a better side of humanity'
25/08/2019 … It's a relatively quiet week as the comedy world recovers from the Edinburgh Fringe.