Alex Edelman to release his first album
Comprising 'his 22 favourite jokes'
30/06/2020 … Former Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Alex Edelman is to release his debut comedy album Until Now, which will be released on July 10, is billed as a collection…
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Tue 30 June 2020
Win a chance to make a guest appearance on a hit podcast
Comic Relief prize draw launched
30/06/2020 … Podcast fans are being offered the chance to be a guest on the favourite shows, thanks to a prize draw being run by Comic Relief.
Mon 29 June 2020
© Karla Gowlett Who writes 'unscripted' comedy?
New award to celebrate the top female talent
29/06/2020 … It sounds like an oxymoron - but a new award has been launched for the writers of unscripted comedy.
© Hopscotch Productions/Helen Jones 'Scotland has been underrepresented on the UK’s comedy scene'
TV company formed to exploit that talent
29/06/2020 … TV production companies Channel X and Hopscotch Films have combined to launch a new venture in Glasgow.
Fri 26 June 2020
Read Jesse Cave’s book for free
Sunrise put online and open for discussion!
26/06/2020 … Jesse Cave’s book Sunrise has been put online for free until Wednesday.
Mon 22 June 2020
Heat is on for Funny Women contestants
Roll-call of 2020's competitors released
22/06/2020 … Funny Women has announced a long list of names going forward to the virtual heats in their Stage Award.
Wed 17 June 2020
How hard has the comedy industry been hit by coronvirus?
New survey hopes to find the answers
17/06/2020 … A newly-formed lobby group is trying to determine the full extent of the financial damage the Covid-19 lockdown has wreaked on the comedy industry.
Beano crowns Britain's funniest family
17/06/2020 … The Miller family from Ipswich has been named Britain’s Funniest Family by the Beano.