First acts announced for the 2019 Balham Comedy Festival
Event returns to newly revamped venue
25/05/2019 … The first shows in this year’s Balham Comedy Festival have been announced.
Sat 25 May 2019
Fri 24 May 2019
Who's doing the next Chortle sessions?
Tips on radio comedy and the Edinburgh Fringe
24/05/2019 … The line-up has been confirmed for the forthcoming Chortle Session giving advice for comics going – or planning to go – to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Between Two Ferns to become a movie
Netflix picks up Zach Galifianakis format
24/05/2019 … It seems like an unlikely premise for a movie, but Zach Galifianakis awkward interview series Between Two Ferns is becoming a Netflix feature film.
Rob Auton: The Talk Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London
24/05/2019 … No, he’s not making a pitch to occupy Graham Norton’s chair.
John Archer to appear on Britain's Got Talent
Comedy magician recruits David Walliams for a trick
24/05/2019 … Comedy magician John Archer appears on Britain's Got Talent tomorrow night.
It's not just Jeremy Kyle – I've seen comedy shows stitch up the public too
Nick Booth says the whole industry has a problem
24/05/2019 … Is Jeremy Kyle a one-off? No.
© Canal France makes its own version of Fleabag
24/05/2019 … France is making its own version of Fleabag Mouche – or Fly – is described as an almost scene-by-scene recreation of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s…
Nish Kumar on Conan O'Brien
24/05/2019 … Nish Kumar made his stand-up comedy debut on the Conan O'Brien Show last night.