Where was Rita, Sue And Bob Too set?
27/02/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 27 February 2024
'3ft 6in of hilarious, inspirational, menopausal Canadian'
Kate Copstick champions Tanyalee Davis as she starts her UK tour
27/02/2024 … Once upon a time alternative comedy was angry young(ish) men in clubs that smelt of beer and intellectualised disaffection.
Bumper pay rise for Stand comedy club staff
Lowest paid get 13.6 per cent under Unite deal
27/02/2024 … More than 100 staff at the Stand comedy clubs are to get a bumper pay rise.
Why should we bother making comedy more accessible?
James Gardner thinks the industry considers disabled people an inconvenience…
27/02/2024 … Ask any comedian their ideal room to perform in and invariably they’ll describe some sort of basement setting: underground with a low ceiling and an audience…
© BBC Jason Manford joins Waterloo Road
Playing new headeacher Steve Savage
27/02/2024 … Jason Manford is to join the cast of Waterloo Road, playing new headteacher Steve Savage.
Mon 26 February 2024
© Fudge Park / BBC Comedy stars join BBC sitcom Daddy Issues
As first image released of stars stars Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey
26/02/2024 … A host of familiar comedy names have joined the cast of new BBC Three comedy Daddy Issues.
Jenny Eclair announces 2024 tour
...to tie in with her new memoir Jokes, Jokes, Jokes
26/02/2024 … Jenny Eclair has announced a new tour to coincide with her forthcoming memoir Jokes, Jokes, Jokes.
2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival programme out now
26/02/2024 … The full 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival programme has been released, with more than 600 shows taking over 150 venues from March 27 to April…