Leicester Festival unveils its award nominees
...as ticket sales rise 9 per cent
07/03/2018 … Lloyd Langford, Jarlath Regan and, Flo & Joan are among the nominees in this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival awards.
2018 Other news
Wed 07 March 2018
Tue 06 March 2018
Des Clarke learns to drive, cycle and swim
06/03/2018 … Des Clarke is learning to drive, cycle and swim, all for Sport Relief.
© Stuart Hogben Seann Walsh to headline Stanton Calling
Festival expands its comedy line-up
06/03/2018 … Seann Walsh, Lucy Porter and Kerry Godliman are to headline the Hertforshire festival Standon Calling, it has been announced this morning.
Mon 05 March 2018
© Stuart Hogben Dara joins Teenage Cancer Trust bill
As do Sara Pascoe and Desiree Burch
05/03/2018 … Dara O Briain, Sara Pascoe and Desiree Burch have been added to the line up of this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust benefit at the Royal Albert Hall.
Fri 02 March 2018
What Katie won next
Another writing prize for comic Mulgrew
02/03/2018 … Comic Katie Mulgrew has won an award to help encourage writers from the North of England.
Frog spawns a late-night show
11.30pm line-up hopes to emulate Late 'n' Live
02/03/2018 … Manchester’s longest running comedy club, The Frog and Bucket, is to launch a new late-night stand-up show.
© Joeylamb88 | Creative Commons Catherine Tate to host the Olivier Awards
'Theatre has always been a big love of mine'
02/03/2018 … Catherine Tate will host the Olivier awards for theatre next month, it has been announced today.
Thu 01 March 2018
Netflix talk show for Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj
First Indian-American to host such a format
01/03/2018 … Netflix has signed comedian Hasan Minhaj to he first Indian-American host of a weekly talk show.