All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Abi Skipp/CC BY-SA 2.0 A rare Edinburgh Fringe gig... as semis go virtual
22/06/2021 … The final of year’s So You Think You’re Funny? talent hunt WILL take place live, during what remains of the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Idil Sukan Part of the ongoing deal with Soho Theatre
22/06/2021 … The first batch of new comedy specials to be released under Soho Theatre’s deal with Amazon Prime Video has been revealed.
Tim Minchin musical back in the West End this autumn
22/06/2021 … Casting has been announced for the return of Tim Minchin’s Matilda musical to the West End.
Poet and comic celebrates 'everyday wonders'
22/06/2021 … Rob Auton is to publish a new book in praise of ‘everyday wonders’ – from bubble-wrap to killer whales.
' want to convert so many people that I start a movement'
22/06/2021 … Romesh Ranganathan is to host a new Radio 2 series offering a beginners’ guide to hip hop.
Comics to perform among exhibits including a quagga skeleton and a jar of moles
22/06/2021 … Comedians are to perform in front of bisected skulls, dodo bones and a jar of moles in a new venture that turns stand-ups into tour guides.
Jonathan Ross is the first guest
21/06/2021 … Kiri Pritchard-McLean is launching a new clothes-based podcast Who Are You Wearing?, with Jonathan Ross as the first guest.
© Idil Sukan ...but now with social distancing
21/06/2021 … Brighton Comedy Garden is the latest major stand-up event to confirm it’s going ahead, despite the delay to easing of lockdown.
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