Jack Whitehall: I bottled out of a gig in a sex shop
Comic shares his most embarrassing travel stories
13/12/2022 … Jack Whitehall has revealed he once turned up to do a stand-up gig – only to find it was in a sex shop.
Tue 13 December 2022
Rhod Gilbert: I have stage 4 cancer but I’m feeling happy, positive and optimistic
‘I’ve got a feeling when I’ve got through all this there’ll be a show in it.’
13/12/2022 … Rhod Gilbert has revealed that he has stage 4 cancer, but is optimistic of recovery and is already planning a new stand-up show about his treatment.
Mon 12 December 2022
Can I Have My Ball Back?
Review of Richard Herring's book about his testicular cancer
12/12/2022 … Twenty years ago, Richard Herring had a hit with Talking Cock, a stand-up show all about the penis that was licensed around the world and spawned a successful…
Victor Lewis-Smith dies at 65
'A unique and irreplaceable talent'
12/12/2022 … Writer, broadcaster and satirist Victor Lewis-Smith has died at the age of 65.
Scott Bennett scoops Midlands Comedy Award again
12/12/2022 … Nottinghamshire-based Scott Bennett was last night named best act at the Midlands Comedy Awards for the fourth time in a row, while Josh Pugh scooped the…
Just For Laughs London adds new names
Including Ed Gamble making his wrestling debut
12/12/2022 … Just For Laughs has announced some of the line-ups for the mixed-bill showcases at its London festival, taking place at across various venues within The O2 in March,…
Can AI write a joke?
12/12/2022 … We set the Chat GPT some comedy-related tasks.
Ricky Gervais announces more Armageddon tour dates
European stand-up tour for 2023
12/12/2022 … Ricky Gervais has today announced seven UK dates as part of a European tour for his latest stand-up show Armageddon.