Meet the BBC's newest radio comedy writers
Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson follow in prestigious footsteps
11/04/2025 … Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson have been named as this year’s staff comedy writers for BBC Studios Audio department.
2025 Archives
Fri 11 April 2025
How fantasy heroes unwind...
With a game of Photocopiers & Fax Machines
11/04/2025 … Quickly, young adventurers, your journey awaits! What do the heroes of dungeons and dragons play when they wish to unwind from a long day of questing and toil?…
MICF: Meg Jäger: Renaissance Woman
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2025 … Once a private school girl, always a private school girl… In her solo festival debut, former Raw Comedy finalist Meg Jäger exudes a faux sense…
MICF: The Burton Brothers: Fortune Seekers
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2025 … The Burton Brothers were one of the finds of last year’s Melbourne comedy festival, with their distinctive, tightly scripted show set entirely in 1925.
MICF: Abby Howells: Welcome To My Dream
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
11/04/2025 … With a boost from appearing on the latest season of Taskmaster NZ, Abby Howells had been enjoying a higher profile in the past few months.
Thu 10 April 2025
© Matt Crockett Angela Barnes to host new Radio 4 stand-up series
Recorded at comedy venues around the UK
10/04/2025 … Angela Barnes is to host a new Radio 4 stand-up showcase recorded at comedy clubs around the UK.
Britain to get its own Saturday Night Live
Sky to air homegrown version of US classic
10/04/2025 … Sky is making a British version of American comedy institution Saturday Night Live.
MICF: Zach Ruane & Alexei Toliopoulos: Refused Classification
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
10/04/2025 … As a mash-up of over-the-top sketch comedy, documentary narrative and verbatim theatre, even creators Zach Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos acknowledge that Refused…