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I've had to confront the awkward reality that, in the midst of quite a lot of chaos, the days when I've often been happiest ...
The Aberdeen Comedy Festival is returning for the first time in three years. It will comprise 32 events over two weeks with show from the likes of Bridget Christie, Deirdre O'Kane and Rory Bremner ...
Self-professed prick and star of Taskmaster Rosie Jones is heading back out on the road with her brand-new stand-up show I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying, where she’ll be talking about the big stuff: ...
Radio 4’s QI spin-off The Museum Of Curiosity has been cancelled after 17 years. Creator and host John Lloyd said it was a ‘real shame’ that the BBC pulled the plug on the show after 106 episode. In ...
A Radio 4 listener complained that an Alexei Sayle routine that included a joke about Rod Hull and Emu being members of the Nazi SS was not historically accurate. The BBC’s editorial complaints unit ...
Here's the trailer for Apple TV+'s new sports comedy series Stick starring Owen Wilso as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer. After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his ...
The final chapter of the political satire will be playing the West End from January 29 to April 25 next year. I’m Sorry, ...
Frank Skinner won a ‘legend’ accolade for services to funny audio at a new podcast award last night. The comic took the Lobes Legend gong at the Golden Lobes, for his work on his acclaimed Absolute ...
Entries have opened for this year’s Phoebe Frances Brown award – a £1,000 bursary to help an up-and-coming female filmmaker turn a comedy idea into reality. The fund was set up in honour of a writer ...
Dara Ó Briain will host this year’s international Rose d’Or TV awards it has been announced. The ceremony, organised by the European Broadcasting Union, will take place on Monday December1 at King’s ...
Amy Annette tackles the major issue of the day in this stand-up clip: is a croissant bread? The question arose after she twice sacrificed her phone to save that particular baked good... The set was ...