David Sedaris announces UK dates
Three 2020 gigs for American humorist
22/05/2019 … American humorist David Sedaris has announced three UK dates for 2020.
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Wed 22 May 2019
Danny John Jules as Sammy Davis Jr
Tribute show to the entertainment icon
22/05/2019 … Red Dwarf star Danny John Jules is to go on tour in a tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.
'Vladimir Putin' to front his own BBC chat show
New comedy show features a virtual reality Russian president
22/05/2019 … Vladimir Putin is to front a comedy chat show on the BBC.
Tue 21 May 2019
Who's in the 2019 Chortle Student Comedy Award final?
21/05/2019 … The last finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award were named at the second semi in London last night Going through to the final at the Edinburgh…
The comedy club with no booze
21/05/2019 … Stand-up comedy might normally associated with late-night drunken crowds – with many a comic telling their audience: 'The more you drink the funnier…
© CBS James Corden heads back to the UK
Talk show to broadcast from London for a week
21/05/2019 … The Late Late Show with James Corden is to return to London for four special episodes.
Soho Theatre unveils its new site
Preview peek at how a former music hall will be converted
21/05/2019 … The doors to the historic London venue that will become a new outpost for the Soho Theatre have been opened to the public for the first time in more than 15 years…
© BBC Jo Brand writes a vampire movie
She's adapting The Radleys for the big screen
21/05/2019 … Jo Brand is adapting vampire novel The Radleys for the big screen.