Aussie comics up for Helpmann Award
18/06/2018 … Some of the best-known names in Australian comedy have been nominated for this year’s Helpmann awards.
Mon 18 June 2018
Candlelit vigil honours murdered Eurydice Dixon
Thousands gather to reclaim the park where comedian died
18/06/2018 … Thousands of people gave gathered for a candlelit vigil for the comedian Eurydice Dixon, who was killed walking home from a gig in Melbourne.
'Are you OK to get home?
A few simple steps could make comedians safer at night, suggests Meryl O'Rourke
18/06/2018 … The horrific killing of young Australian stand-up Eurydice Dixon walking home after a gig in Melbourne last week has highlighted the vulnerable position many comedians…
RTÉ picks four sitcoms to pilot
New drive to find a hit Irish comedy to export
18/06/2018 … Four sitcom pilots are to air on RTÉ television as part of a new drive to find the next Irish comedy hit.
Sun 17 June 2018
Do some people take the Pub Landlord seriously? I really don't care
Al Murray on satire, the changing comedy circuit – and what he really thinks of Nigel Farage
17/06/2018 … It’s the question that’s dogged Al Murray throughout his comedy career.
Hey writers, let's create the next big audience sitcom
...and we should be more like entrepreneurs, says Dave Cohen
17/06/2018 … This weekend, comedy writer Dave Cohen gave the keynote speech at the Craft of Comedy festival in Llandudno.
Porn fills the Royal Albert Hall
The best of the week's live comedy
17/06/2018 … The best of the week's live comedy.
© BBC You've got to have an angle..
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
17/06/2018 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.