Katherine Parkinson's first play gets London debut
Developed under a controversial scheme
14/03/2019 … The first play written by IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson is to receive its London premiere.
Thu 14 March 2019
Will Smith turns stand-up
14/03/2019 … Will Smith has performed his first stand-up comedy gig – after getting some tips from Dave Chappelle.
Perth’s Fringe World poaches Edinburgh venue boss
Sharon Burgess to leave Assembly
14/03/2019 … A senior backstage figure at the Edinburgh Fringe is to move to Australia to run Perth’s Fringe World.
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Johnny tries to set up a Welsh camping business in C4 doc
14/03/2019 … Johnny Vegas is to attempt to set up his own unusual Welsh camping site for a new Channel 4 series called Llas Vegas.
Wed 13 March 2019
Former Jongleurs boss is in jail for fraud
Finance chief Marios Lourides was given ten years
13/03/2019 … Former Jongleurs boss Marios Lourides is behind bars following a conviction for fraud, Chortle can reveal The 54-year-old was sentenced to ten years at Isleworth…
Australian comic Luke Nowell takes his own life
'A kind, funny person loved by the comedy community'
13/03/2019 … Australian comedian Luke Nowell has taken his own life.
What we know about Chris Morris's film The Day Shall Come
Satire has its premiere at SXSW festival
13/03/2019 … Chris Morris’s second film, The Day Shall Come, received its world premiere at the SXSW festival in Austen, Texas, this week – offering the first…
'I cant believe I actually went out with you!'
When London Hughes reunited with a comic she used to date
13/03/2019 … Comics London Hughes and Tommy Holgate reunited on BBC Three’s Eating With My Ex last night, six years after they broke up following a seven-year relationship.