Honorary degree for Ruby Wax
Staffordshire Uni makes her a doctor
15/06/2017 … Ruby Wax is to be awarded an honorary degree by Staffordshire University.
2017 Other news
Thu 15 June 2017
Wed 14 June 2017
BBC Studios appoints a new comedy exec
James Farrell is now head of development
14/06/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys producer James Farrell has become head of development in the comedy department of BBC Studios.
© Steve Ullathorne Camp Bestival fills out its comedy line-up
Phil Nichol and more join the bill
14/06/2017 … Camp Bestival has announced its full comedy line-up.
Tue 13 June 2017
Comics lined up for Edinburgh book festival
On what it means to be a man, or a woman
13/06/2017 … Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Limmy and Robert Webb are to appear this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival.
Comics unite for Manchester terror victims
Including BGT's Daliso Chaponda
13/06/2017 … Manchester’s Frog & Bucket comedy club is to stage a fundraising night for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack and their families.
Sun 11 June 2017
Netflix special for Maz Jobrani
11/06/2017 … Maz Jobrani has landed a Netflix comedy special.
Fri 09 June 2017
Eddie Izzard to run for Jo Cox
09/06/2017 … Eddie Izzard is to take part in a memorial event in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels star Glenne Headly dies
09/06/2017 … Glenne Headly, the heiress who Steve Martin and Michael Caine competed to swindle in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, has died at the age of 62.