Festival's U-turn after booking ZERO black female comics
'We have a blind spot' organiser admits
11/03/2019 … An American festival has been forced to change its line-up after being criticised for having no black women on the bill.
Mon 11 March 2019
Robin Ince has a lesson (or nine) for Manchester
11/03/2019 … Robin Ince’s traditional Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People is to be staged in Greater Manchester for the first time.
Comics invited to pitch TV ideas
At Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival
11/03/2019 … Comedians and writers from around the world are being invited to pitch TV or web series at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival.
Travel show for Scot Squad's Cameron Miekelson
Jack Docherty reveals BBC spin-off
11/03/2019 … Scot Squad’s police chief Cameron Miekelson is getting his own spin-off show.
Angela Barnes: Rose Tinted
Tour review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
11/03/2019 … Panel show regular Angela Barnes is a consummate pro, with her latest stand-up tour offering a brisk canter between the topical and the personal, with a dependable…
Comic's gig axed - because he was in a wheelchair
Duncan Norvelle's friends slam 'disgusting' treatment
11/03/2019 … Friends of veteran comic Duncan Norvelle have slammed a venue for pulling his gig at the last minute – because he uses a wheelchair.
'British comedy has never been scared of subject matter others find difficult'
Minnie Driver on her show Speechless, as it lands in the UK
11/03/2019 … As new US import Speechless starts on Channel 4 tonight, its star Minnie Driver speaks about the impact of the comedy, of working with an actor with cerebral palsy…
It's all in the delivery...
Here's a postbox that tells jokes
11/03/2019 … Anyone posting a letter outside BBC Broadcasting House in London today will get a surprise – when the postbox starts telling them jokes.