Ireland's RTE launches new comedy competition
14/10/2019 … Irish broadcaster RTE has launched a hunt for new stand-up talent.
2019 Other news
Mon 14 October 2019
Fri 11 October 2019
Last Of The Summer Wine's Pearl dies at 80
Juliette Kaplan had been fighting cancer
11/10/2019 … Juliette Kaplan, who played Last Of The Summer Wine battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw for 25 years has died at the age of 80.
Thu 10 October 2019
Brassic goes global
Sky comedy sold to five nations
10/10/2019 … Sky One’s new comedy show Brassic has been sold to five countries around the world.
Australia gets its own Drunk History
10/10/2019 … Australia is to get its own version of Drunk History.
Tue 08 October 2019
2020 tour for Matt Richardson
18 dates for his Imposter show
08/10/2019 … Stand-up and broadcaster Matt Richardson has announced a 2020 tour.
Mon 07 October 2019
Comics talk mental health for Union Jack radio
22 shorts aimed at suicide prevention
07/10/2019 … Comedians have discussed mental health for a new series of 22 short features to air on digital radio station Union Jack.
Audio book release for David Mitchell
New collection of newspaper columns
07/10/2019 … David Mitchell is to release an audio-book version of his new title, Dishonesty Is The Second-Best Policy: And Other Rules To Live By.
Thu 03 October 2019
Monty Python album re-released on vinyl
To mark the troupe's 50th anniversary
03/10/2019 … Monty Python Sings (Again) is being reissued on vinyl tomorrow as part of the c troupe’s 50 -year anniversary.