Panti Bliss sells her story
Drag queen's tale being developed for TV
10/04/2017 … The man behind Irish drag queen Panti Bliss has sold the rights to his story to a TV production company.
2017 Other news
Mon 10 April 2017
© Jim Lee Ghenoa dances off with the Deadly title
Victory in Australia's Indigenous comedy competition
10/04/2017 … Dancer Ghenoa Gela won the Deadly Funny competition for Indigenous Australian comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the weekend.
Thu 06 April 2017
70 comedians on mammoth bill
Manchester hosts marathon fundraiser
06/04/2017 … More than 70 stand-ups are to take part in a ten-hour comedy marathon in Manchester next month.
First acts announced for London's ARG Festival
Including Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett
06/04/2017 … Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett are among the first of 60 comedians to be announced for London's ARG Comedy Festival.
Danny Wallace becomes an ambassador for Dundee
06/04/2017 … Danny Wallace has become an ambassador for his home city of Dundee.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Oliver Upton When is Murder In Successville coming back?
BBC Three announces series three launch date
06/04/2017 … Tom Davis’ award-winning improvised comedy show Murder in Successville will return on April 19, BBC Three has announced.
Comic stands as Green Party candidate
Fummey to fight for seat on Perth council
06/04/2017 … Comedian Bruce Fummey is to stand for election for the Green party.
Wed 05 April 2017
Simon Pegg to play schizophrenic record producer
In new movie Lost Transmissions
05/04/2017 … Simon Pegg is to star as a schizophrenic record producer in a new movie.