© Matthew Highton Ticket sales soar at Wells Comedy Festival
PLUS: Gallery of images from the weekend
31/05/2018 … The fourth Wells Comedy Festival has reported a near 40 per cent rise in ticket sales.
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Thu 31 May 2018
© Matthew Highton Wed 30 May 2018
Elliot Steel lands drama writing deal
Comic signs to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s company
30/05/2018 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production company has signed Elliot Steel as part of a raft of new talents it hopes will create original new dramas.
John Bishop's next guests revealed...
Series 4 of In Conversation With starts in July
30/05/2018 … Katherine Ryan, Ruth Jones and Paddy McGuinness are to be the guests on the next series of John Bishop: In Conversation With… The long-form interview…
Tue 29 May 2018
Deborah Frances-White to give Fringe opening address
Comic's words of wisdom to fellow festival performers
29/05/2018 … Deborah Frances-White will deliver the address welcoming performers to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Sat 26 May 2018
Nick Page does Britain's Got Talent
Former BBC presenter hopes for 'validation;
26/05/2018 … Nick Page will become the latest stand-up to take on the Britain’s Got Talent auditions tonight.
Thu 24 May 2018
Alexis Dubus short picked for Edinburgh Film Festival
I Will Not Write Unless Swaddled In Furs
24/05/2018 … A short film starring comedian Alexis Dubus has been selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival In the six-minute piece, I Will Not Write…
Wed 23 May 2018
Mike Epps announces London debut
Star of Next Friday and The Hangover
23/05/2018 … American comic and rapper Mike Epps has announced his London debut.
Mon 21 May 2018
Comics raise £13k for Louise Reay
Stand-up facing legal action from estranged husband for joking about him
21/05/2018 … Comedians have raised more than £13,000 to help fellow stand-up Louise Reay fight a legal case launched by her estranged husband for talking about him…