Edinburgh Fringe announces 1,236 new shows
As Monkey Barrel adds two new rooms
02/04/2025 … A mammoth batch of 1,236 shows have officially been added to the Edinburgh Fringe programme today.
2025 Archives
Wed 02 April 2025
Katherine Parkinson to host Have I Got News For You
As Julian Clary returns after 17 years
02/04/2025 … Katherine Parkinson is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
My Previous Life In Comedy by Johnny Ball
First volume of the TV icon's memoirs covers his time as a club comic
02/04/2025 … Here’s a peculiar bit of showbusiness trivia for you: Who compered the Rolling Stones’ first nationwide UK tour? The answer – as you’ll have…
MICF: Guy Williams: If You Mildly Criticise Me I’ll Say It’s Cancel Culture And Turn To The Alt Right
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2025 … Guy Williams offers a chaotic mix of rage, sarcasm, bleakness and wit, all blasted out with the indiscriminate focus of a spree shooter.
MICF: Gillian Cosgriff: Fresh New Worries
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2025 … In her brilliant, award-winning show Actually, Good, Gillian Cosgriff perfectly captured the post-Covid mood by asking her audience to share how they found joy in…
© Christa Holka MICF: Zoë Coombs Marr The Splash Zone
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
02/04/2025 … Zoë Coombs Marr has one word for crowdwork: ‘Yuk.
Tue 01 April 2025
How much do you know about The Good Life?
Trivia quiz to mark the sitcom's 50th anniversary
01/04/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Sue Perkins announces her first stand-up tour in 20 years
About the humiliations in her career
01/04/2025 … Sue Perkins has announced her first full-length stand-up show in nearly 20 years.