Comedy festival wins grant to target older people
22/01/2020 … Leicester Comedy Festival has received a £20,000 grant to create more shows for older people.
2020 Other news
Wed 22 January 2020
Comedy stars to judge literary award
Comedy Women in Print celebrates funny female writers
22/01/2020 … Comedy performers Joanna Scanlan, Lolly Adefope and Pauline McLynn have joined the judges for the UK’s only award celebrating witty female writers.
Tue 21 January 2020
© Idil Sukan Brit comics make their Australian debuts
Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows announced
21/01/2020 … British-based comics Rob Auton, Jessica Fostekew (pictured) and Nigel Ng are to make their Australian debuts at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it has…
Mon 20 January 2020
Netflix to make a series about the Paris stand-up scene
Tracking four would-be comedians
20/01/2020 … Netflix is making a fictional series about four young comedians trying to make it in the Paris stand-up scene.
Sat 18 January 2020
Bill Burr to make an ‘outrageous psychological thriller'
New short-form series in the pipeline
18/01/2020 … Bill Burr and a host of fellow comedians are making an ‘outrageous psychological thriller series’ for new short-form video platform Quibi.
Jason Manford to host the Olivier Awards again
Saluting Theatreland in the Royal Albert Hall
18/01/2020 … Jason Manford is to host this year’s Olivier Awards, honouring the best of British theatre.
Fri 17 January 2020
More international names join Melbourne festival
Rich Hall, Josie Long and John Kearns
17/01/2020 … Rich Hall, Josie Long and John Kearns have joined the line-up for the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Wed 15 January 2020
Spa is just the tonic...
Comedy club expands into Midlands town
15/01/2020 … Just The Tonic comedy club is launching a new venture in Leamington Spa.