BBC Studios appoints two new 'creators in residence'
28/03/2023 … BBC Studios has appointed two ‘creators in residence’ to develop new comedy programming.
2023 Other news
Tue 28 March 2023
37th Melbourne International Comedy Festival gets under way
More than 7,000 performances ahead...
28/03/2023 … Melbourne International Comedy Festival today launched its 37th event, boasting more than 600 shows including more than 100 international artists and more than 7,000…
Fri 24 March 2023
Grumpy Old Women duo go live
Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder take their Older and Wider podcast to the stage
24/03/2023 … Jenny Eclair and her Grumpy Old Women co-writer Judith Holder are to perform a live version of their Older and Wider podcast in London.
Thu 23 March 2023
James Acaster joins Latitude
To talk about his music project Temps
23/03/2023 … James Acaster has joined the line-up of this year’s Latitude festival.
© Alex Lake Comics' radio shows up for New York awards
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett and The Skewer make the nominations
23/03/2023 … The Skewer and Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett’s Radio 2 shows are up for awards at the New York Radio Festival.
Wed 22 March 2023
Showstopper! finds a new West End home
Improvised musical now has a residency at the Cambridge Theatre
22/03/2023 … The West End version of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical! is on the move.
Tue 21 March 2023
Aunty Donna announce short UK tour
First visit from Netflix sketch trio since 2017
21/03/2023 … Australian sketch trio Aunty Donna have announced a short tour of UK and Ireland.
Red Nose Day total rises to £35.3m
But still down on previous years
21/03/2023 … The total raised on Red Nose Day has risen to £35.