When is the 2018 Glasgow comedy festival?
10/05/2017 … The dates have been announced for next year's Glasgow Comedy Festival.
2017 Other news
Wed 10 May 2017
'Essential' guide to The Simpsons coming soon
From Four Finger Discount podcast
10/05/2017 … The fans behind a hit Simpsons podcast are to release a new guide to the comedy to mark its 30th anniversary.
Comics rally around injured Jim Tavare
Fundraisers in Manchester and LA
10/05/2017 … Comedians in the UK and America are staging fundraising events to help raise funds to cover Jim Tavare’s medical bills.
Tue 09 May 2017
© BBC Peter Kay's Car Share is an iPlayer hit
09/05/2017 … The second series of Peter Kay’s Car Share has, unsurprisingly, becoming the biggest comedy on BBC iPlayer so far this year.
Dave Chappelle joins A Star Is Born
09/05/2017 … Dave Chappelle has reportedly signed up to appear in Lady Gaga's remake of A Star Is Born.
Mon 08 May 2017
Mindhorn wins London film award
08/05/2017 … Mindhorn has won the Discovery Award at this year’s LOCO London Comedy Film Festival.
Mark Thomas joins Latitude
With preview of his new show Predictable
08/05/2017 … Mark Thomas has been added to the line-up of the Latitude Festival.
Fri 05 May 2017
QI to release another fact book
1,423 new snippets of information...
05/05/2017 … QI is to release its sixth book of quirky facts this autumn, 1,423 QI Facts To Bowl You Over will be published by Faber & Faber on October 5.