Lara Ricote at Just For Laughs
13/10/2025 … Here’s Lara Ricote performing at the Just For Laughs comedy festival In Montreal… just as soon as she gets the microphone set up precisely where she…
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'She's a comedian in complete control'
13/10/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last month.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo The day the BBC rejected Rik Mayall
Ben Elton wanted him to star in The Wright Way
13/10/2025 … The BBC once rejected Rik Mayall for the lead role in a Ben Elton sitcom, because they feared he was too over-the-top for a mainstream audience.
Get Jonathan Pie on prescription
Character's creator in a podcast available on the NHS
13/10/2025 … Doctors are to prescribe a podcast featuring Jonathan Pie creator Tom Walker on the NHS.
Most exotic gig? A swimming pool in Galway...
Emma Doran's most memorable comedy moments
13/10/2025 … Irish comedian Emma Doran is currently touring her stand-up show Emmaculate, about the impossibility of having the perfect family life.
Live Comedy Association survey reopens
Help research into the state of the industry
13/10/2025 … A major survey into the UK live comedy sector has reopened following requests from those who were unable to participate in its initial launch earlier this year.
© BBC/Fudge Park Productions First pictures from Daddy Issues series two
With Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey
13/10/2025 … Here are the first images from the second series of the BBC comedy Daddy Issues, starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
Capital Xtra Comedy Club returns for a third year
Radio station's Andrew Mensah to host
13/10/2025 … Capital Xtra has confirmed the return of its annual comedy fundraising gig.