Jackie Mason dies at 93
‘A comic genius and a pain in the ass'
25/07/2021 … Veteran comedian Jackie Mason, who maintained and expanded the tradition of American-Jewish ‘Borscht Belt’ comedy, has died at the age of 93.
Sun 25 July 2021
Sat 24 July 2021
Flo and Joan at Latitude 2021
24/07/2021 … Flo and Joan offer tight, old-fashioned melodies with delightful vocal performances – but the ear-pleasing sonics are matched with spiky lyrics that delight…
Luisa Omielan at Latitude
24/07/2021 … Given her mega-success with her breakthrough Beyoncé show, Luisa Omielan must have been tempted to call her new hour about women in religion What Would Mary…
Simon Amstell at Latitude 2021
24/07/2021 … Previewing his autumn tour at Latitude, Simon Amstell returns to the big themes of shame, ego and how to be free of these toxic twins that have long defined his…
Fri 23 July 2021
C4 pilots new black-led comedy
23/07/2021 … Channel 4 is piloting a new comedy about four young black British friends in early adulthood.
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Party's Over
23/07/2021 … The pilot episode of Party’s Over first aired in August 2019, less than a month after Theresa May left Downing Street, giving it a frisson of topicality.
Thu 22 July 2021
Ealing Comedy Festival 2021 opening gala
22/07/2021 … It just scraped in past the preposterously nicknamed ‘Freedom Day’ in any case, but even so the Ealing Comedy Festival seems as Covid-safe as you like,…
Women in Comedy Festival to return
Over 11 days in Manchester this October
22/07/2021 … The Women in Comedy Festival will return to Manchester in October, organisers have announced.