Leicester festival announces its first shows of 2020
Ed Byrne, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones and more
05/09/2019 … The first shows have been announced for the 2020 Leicester Comedy Festival.
2019 Other news
Thu 05 September 2019
Wed 04 September 2019
Laurence Clarke joins Corrie writers
Comic helps storyboard 25 episodes
04/09/2019 … Comedian Laurence Clarke has joined the writing team for Coronation Street.
Tue 03 September 2019
Amazon special for Alice Fraser
Australian comedian joins the company's growing roster
03/09/2019 … Australian comedian Alice Fraser is to record a stand-up special for Amazon Prime.
Guilty Feminist goes to the Proms
Special episode of Deborah Frances-White's podcast
03/09/2019 … Deborah Frances-White’s Guilty Feminist podcast is to record a special episode for the BBC as part of the Proms classical music season.
Greg Burns gets a new radio gig
03/09/2019 … Comedian and radio presenter Greg Burns is to host a new Saturday morning show across the Hits Radio Network.
Mon 02 September 2019
Double Dee!
Jack extends his tour by 40 dates
02/09/2019 … Jack Dee is doubling the length of his stand-up tour Off The Telly.
The best of the West (Midlands)
Birmingham Comedy Festival names its Breaking Talent finalists
02/09/2019 … The finalists have been named for the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2019 - the region's biggest comedy prize! They are: Ceyla…
Absolute Radio to host another stand-up benefit gig
02/09/2019 … Absolute Radio is to host another star-studded comedy fundraiser for Stand Up To Cancer.