Thu 05 June 2014
Wed 04 June 2014
Comedians spoil hen parties
...on purpose for new ITV2 reality show
04/06/2014 … A group of comedians have been deliberately ruining hen weekends … for a reality TV show.
Pizza firm delivers Fringe sponsorship
Three-year deal to fund Freestival
04/06/2014 … The newest free Fringe faction, Freestival, has revealed full details of the sponsorship deal for its first year in Edinburgh.
© Slapstick/Adam Johnson Comedians keep Slapstick alive
Fundraiser secures Bristol's comedy festival
04/06/2014 … Organisers of the Slapstick comedy festival in Bristol say next year’s event can now go ahead after a benefit gig raised almost £35,000 last night.
© Andy Hollingworth But I said sorry...
Heckler ejected from club gives his story
04/06/2014 … The heckler thrown out of a comedy night by police last week has insisted that he apologised for his behaviour – and only caused a scene because he wasn't offered…
Die Roten Punkte: Kunst Rock (Art Rock)
Review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
04/06/2014 … The funniest moment in faux German rock duo Die Roten Punkte’s first ever London gig is not one their public liability insurers would ever condone.
Rich Hall heads to California
04/06/2014 … American comic Rich Hall is making another BBC Four documentary about his homeland.