BBC launches scheme for disabled comedy editors
Two candidates to get career boosts
26/05/2023 … BBC Comedy have launched a scheme to try to redress the lack of disabled people editing in scripted comedy shows.
Fri 26 May 2023
Thu 25 May 2023
Scala Radio’s Classical Comedy Club returns
With Gyles Brandreth, Josie Long, Suzi Ruffell and Nina Wadia
25/05/2023 … Scala Radio’s Classical Comedy Club is returning for a second series.
BBC Comedy launches regional partnership scheme for Wales
25/05/2023 … BBC Comedy has launched a second regional partnership scheme, this time in Wales, to encourage local talent.
Hotly-tipped comic talents get a BBC break
Broadcaster announces its Comedy Collective bursary winners
25/05/2023 … The BBC has today named ten promising comedy creatives to receive a ‘supercharged’ bursary to boost their work.
Meet the UK's funniest class of 2023
Beano reveals the top ten jokes
25/05/2023 … A Nottinghamshire school has been named the UK’s funniest class by Beano comic, thanks to their joke: ‘What happened to the math teacher’s garden?…
Wed 24 May 2023
Eddie Izzard, Alan Davies and more join Montreal's Just For Laughs
New names announced, including the Brit(ish) showcase line-up
24/05/2023 … Eddie Izzard, Alan Davies, Mae Martin, Joanne McNally and sketch trio Foil, Arms and Hog are among the acts joining Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs…
Edinburgh's Fringe Central moves again
...as festival unveils partnership to help performers' mental health
24/05/2023 … The Edinburgh Fringe Society is splitting its Fringe Central hub for participants across two venues this year.
Tue 23 May 2023
54 stand-ups head to the Oxford Comedy Festival
23/05/2023 … Oxford Comedy Festival is back with a month of Edinburgh Fringe previews.