New podcast from Stuart Laws and Matt Winning
Based on their time on a fictional sitcom
05/04/2021 … Stuart Laws and Matt Winning are to launch a podcast looking back at their time on an entirely made-up sitcom.
2021 Other news
Mon 05 April 2021
Thu 01 April 2021
'Anti-woke' comics land a management deal
New agents for Triggernometry podcast duo Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster
01/04/2021 … Comedy agency Blue Book Artist Management has signed up ‘anti-woke’ comedians Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster.
Wed 31 March 2021
Adrian Dunbar to guest host Have I Got News For You
31/03/2021 … Adrian Dunbar is to be a guest host on Have I Got News For You.
Tue 30 March 2021
© Steve Ullathorne Hal Cruttenden announces 2022 tour
27 dates for It's Best You Hear It From Me
30/03/2021 … Hal Cruttenden has announced a 27-date tour next spring.
Sun 28 March 2021
Simon Brodkin confirms new tour dates
Stand-up show about his audacious pranks
28/03/2021 … Simon Brodkin has confirmed rescheduled live dates this autumn.
Fri 26 March 2021
BBC comedy commissioners stand down
26/03/2021 … The BBC’s head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving their jobs.
Scottish banker becomes Fringe chair
Benny Higgins to lead festival's post-pandemic recovery
26/03/2021 … Scottish banker Benny Higgins has been appointed chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
Wed 24 March 2021
Ready for take-off?
Newer writers get mentoring via The Female Pilot Club
24/03/2021 … Five comedy writers, including stand-up Athena Kugblenu, are to receive mentoring from established TV names in a bid to improve the gender balance.