Edinburgh Fringe loses funding
Creative Scotland pulls hundreds of thousands of pounds
25/01/2018 … The body that oversees the Edinburgh Fringe has been stripped of hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding.
Thu 25 January 2018
Call me Dr Reg...
Hunter picks up an honorary degree from Lincoln
25/01/2018 … Reginald D Hunter has been made an honorary doctor by the University of Lincoln.
Baby Jack...
Young Whitehall promotes Amused Moose competition
25/01/2018 … Here’s a very fresh-faced Jack Whitehall – pictured 11 years ago when he won the Amused Moose comedy award.
Mon 22 January 2018
Veep stars triumph at Screen Actor Guild awards
...as does William H. Macy for Shameless
22/01/2018 … Veep won two Screen Actor Guild award last night.
Sun 21 January 2018
Shappi Khorsandi switches agent
Now in the same stable as Susan Calman and Sandi Toksvig
21/01/2018 … Shappi Khorsandi has switched agent.
Producing the goods...
Awards for John Oliver and Black Mirror
21/01/2018 … John Oliver and Black Mirror were among the winners of the Producers Guild Of America awards last night.
Fri 19 January 2018
BBC's Imagine to showcase Mel Brooks
Comedy icon to be celebrated at 91
19/01/2018 … Mel Brooks is to be the subject of a BBC Imagine film.
Thu 18 January 2018
Third Go Faster Stripe comedy festival announced
Weekend of shows filmed for later release
18/01/2018 … Independent comedy DVD label Go Faster Stripe has announced its third annual comedy festival.