Still Laughing
Review of Robert Sellers' book about 1980s sitcoms
11/09/2026 … If you were writing a history of 1980s comedy, where would you start? My guess is that you wouldn’t have chosen Keep It In The Family, a vehicle for actor…
2026 Archives
Fri 11 September 2026
Shamilton!
Review of the improvised hip-hop musical
11/09/2026 … It’s been going for ten years, so improvised hip-hop show Shamilton! must be doing something right.
Phil Wang at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
11/09/2026 … Here’s Phil Wang performing at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
© Steve Ullathorne Writer Lorelei Mathias revamps her Break-Up Club novel
11/09/2026 … Comedy writer Lorelei Mathias is releasing a new edition of her novel The Break-Up Club next month.
Ola Labib picks up her honorary fellowship
From Rose Burford College theatre school
11/09/2026 … Ola Labib has picked up her honorary fellowship from Rose Burford College, a theatre school in South-East London.
Thu 10 September 2026
© Raph_PH/CC BY-SA 2.0 Sacha Baron Cohen 'to star in Quentin Tarantino play'
Coming to the West End next year
10/09/2026 … Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly due to star in Quentin Tarantino‘s stage play The Popinjay Cavalier on the West End stage.
Josephine Lacey to release her Autism Mama show
Recording comes as comic ends the show after two years touring
10/09/2026 … Josephine Lacey is to record her show Autism Mama, after touring it for two years.
The Skinny and Fest magazines to close
Publisher hit by 'economic difficulties in the Scottish arts'
10/09/2026 … Scottish arts outlets The Skinny and Fest are to close down.