Tributes paid as comedy publicist Neil Reading dies at 56
Clients included John Cleese, Dawn French and
30/07/2026 … Tributes have been paid to leading comedy publicist Neil Reading following his death at 56.
2026 Archives
Thu 30 July 2026
Wed 29 July 2026
Joanne McNally lands a Netflix special
Pinotphile to be taped in New York
29/07/2026 … Joanne McNally has landed her first Netflix special.
Don't come to the Fringe, famous people, it's not for you
Michael Spicer on the best and the worst of Edinburgh
29/07/2026 … As he prepares to return to the Edinburgh Fringe, Michael Spicer – known for his Room Next Door videos and Radio 4 series – talks about what he can't…
Helen Lederer launches comedy writing podcast
With romcom author Chrissie Manby
29/07/2026 … Comedian Helen Lederer and author Chrissie Manby are launching a podcast about how writers really work.
Live At The Apollo is dead
BBC axes stand-up showcase after 22 years
29/07/2026 … The BBC is axing Live at the Apollo after 22 years.
Someone telling clever, queer jokes with a hint of raging mental illness was the representation I needed
Kate Butch picks her comedy favourites
29/07/2026 … As Kate Butch prepares to return to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show, A Kate In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Butch (Pleasance Dome, 8pm), she shares…
© Karla Gowlett The dread of getting on stage has never left me... and that's why I still do it
Ali Brice on why he keeps returning to the Fringe
29/07/2026 … Why do I keep doing the Fringe? It’s a question I have asked myself a lot in recent years.
© Channel 4 Assassin’s Creed star Laura Marcus makes a C4 Blap
Comedy pilot about a teen 'trapped in a dead-end town'
29/07/2026 … Laura Marcus – the star of Netflix’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation – has made a Comedy Blap pilot for Channel 4.