Alex Horne to host Rose d'Or
Taskmaster creator lined up for international TV awards
21/09/2022 … Alex Horne is to host this year’s international Rose d’Or TV awards.
2022 Other news
Wed 21 September 2022
Fri 16 September 2022
Saturday Night Live casts its first non-binary regular
Big changes at long-running show
16/09/2022 … Saturday Night Live has added four new performers to its regular cast – including its first non-binary comedian.
Thu 15 September 2022
Galway Comedy Festival to welcome 100 comedians
15/09/2022 … The Galway Comedy Festival – which claims to be the biggest of its kind in the EU – has announced this year’s full programme.
Tue 13 September 2022
© Matt Crockett Entries open for fourth Comedy Women in Print prize
For new and established writers
13/09/2022 … Submissions are now open for the fourth annual Comedy Women in Print prize.
Mon 12 September 2022
© BBC Why do the Brits know so little about the Irish
Oliver Callan and other comics address the issue in a new BBC podcast
12/09/2022 … Oliver Callan is to look at why the British know so little about Ireland in a new BBC Sounds podcast.
Thu 08 September 2022
Comedy names to sit for Portrait Artist of the Year
Henning When, Alex Brooker and Big Zuu
08/09/2022 … Henning When, Alex Brooker and Big Zuu are among the celebrities being painted in this year’s Portrait Artist of the Year competition, Sky Arts has announced.
50 improv troupes in marathon gig
Line-up for 5th annual Hoopla event revealed
08/09/2022 … The line-up has been announced for the fifth annual Hoopla Improv Marathon, featuring 50 groups performing back-to-back over two days and nights.
How to get tickets for the BBC New Comedy Award
Heats for the 2022 talent hunt kick off
08/09/2022 … The BBC’s New Comedy Awards starts tonight, kicking off the annual hunt for the best new stand-up talent with its first heat at The Albany in Deptford, South…