Coming soon(ish): The authoritative guide to stand-up
Academic Oliver Double edits major book on live comedy
02/09/2021 … Stand-up turned comedy researcher Oliver Double is putting together an authoritative academic guide to the artform.
Thu 02 September 2021
Joe Rogan gets Covid
...after telling young listeners they needn't get vaccinated
02/09/2021 … Comedian Joe Rogan – who has advised some of his podcast listeners against getting the Covid vaccine – has tested positive for the virus.
BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama Bump
Hit series about a teenage mum
02/09/2021 … The BBC has acquired the Australian comedy-drama Bump, about an ambitious teenage girl who has a surprise baby.
'I've had some heckles in my time...'
Comedian’s gig interrupted by couple having sex
02/09/2021 … Zoom gigs come with all sorts of added challenges for a comedian.
Fleabags of money
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's firm nets £22million in 20 months
02/09/2021 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been pulling in more than £1million a month for the past two years, newly released accounts show.
The Nag's Head opens for business
With beer at 83p a pint to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses
02/09/2021 … Only Fools & Horses star Gwyneth Strong, who played Rodney’s wife Cassandra, has opened a recreation of the sitcom’s Nags Head pub in London.
Wed 01 September 2021
© BBC/Expectation When is Alma’s Not Normal's coming to TV?
BBC gives launch date for Sophie Willan’s sitcom
01/09/2021 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal begins on BBC Two on Monday September 13 at 10pm, the broadcaster has announced.
'Your accent makes me forget my husband...'
Gary Meikle's most memorable gigs
01/09/2021 … Scottish comedian Gary Meikle, whose fame blossomed when a rant about his daughter's eyebrows went viral in 2019, has just kicked off his new stand-up…