Not just ukuleles, bad rhymes and gimmicks
Why you should give musical comedy another go
08/08/2022 … ■ By Jay Bennett, creator of musical comedy character, Yasmine Day I was never a fan of musical comedy.
Mon 08 August 2022
Nic Sampson: Marathon, 1904
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2022 … It was a race of such cruelty, carnage and chaos that it nearly spelled the end of the marathon as an Olympic sport forever.
A smaller Edinburgh Fringe might be good news
Says comedy award supremo Nica Burns
08/08/2022 … A smaller Edinburgh Fringe is good news because fewer performers will lose substantial sums, comedy awards producer Nica Burns has said.
Rob Auton: The Crowd Show
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2022 … In this tender response to the isolation of lockdown, Rob Auton – the king of stand-up profundity – offers a touching paean to the joy of crowds.
© BBC Filming starts on Bad Education series 4
08/08/2022 … Filming has begun on the fourth series of BBC Three comedy Bad Education – the first not to feature Jack Whitehall as hopeless teacher Alfie Wickers.
Emmanuel Sonubi on working the cruise ships
08/08/2022 … Here’s Emmanuel Sonubi back on stage in a theatre, following a stint on a cruise ship.
Luca Cupani: Happy Orphan
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
08/08/2022 … Luca Cupani has created a delightful, funny, autobiographical show, a revelatory piece of strangeness that is completely endearing.
UKTV seeks comedy scripts from older women
08/08/2022 … Broadcaster UKTV has issued a call for comedy scripts written by women and which revolve around female lead characters over the age of 45.