Kids behave better after a funny TV show
...say more than half of parents
06/04/2020 … More than half of parents say their children are better behaved after watching a funny TV show.
2020 Other news
Mon 06 April 2020
Comedians launch mental health magazine
Online help for those struggling through the lockdown
06/04/2020 … Comedians including Pierre Novellie, Olga Koch and William Stone are among those contributing to a digital mental health magazine to help people cope during the…
Thu 02 April 2020
© BBC/Endemol Shine The Daily Mash reports record figures
Satirical website boosted by lockdown
02/04/2020 … Not everyone is suffering during the coronavirus lockdown.
Wed 01 April 2020
Comedy club commits £10k to new online content
Being paid for videos will help hard-up comics
01/04/2020 … The Comedy Unleashed stand-up night has set up a £10,000 fund to pay comedians for new content for its YouTube channel.
Comedy duo win £1,000 video prize
Success for the Awkward Silence
01/04/2020 … Comedy duo The Awkward Silence have won a national comedy competition, bagging a £1,000 prize for their video sketch.
Edinburgh Fringe cancellation: Questions and Answers
As issued by the Festival Fringe Society
01/04/2020 … Following today's announcement that the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe would not be going ahead in anything like its normal form, the Festival Fringe Society, which puts…
Funny Women 2020 opens for entries
Most the judging to take place online
01/04/2020 … Entries have opened for this year’s Funny Women Award.
International deals for Adam Kay's children's book
Title to be published in Israel, Finland, Romania and the Czech Republic
01/04/2020 … Adam Kay’s forthcoming children’s book is to be published in Israel, Finland, Romania and the Czech Republic.