Graham Linehan: I'm off
Outcast writer quits UK to make a US sitcom
14/12/2024 … His stance on trans rights has made him a pariah in UK comedy – now Graham Linehan is moving to America to make a sitcom.
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Fri 13 December 2024
Take the wig and teeth off? That's what everyone would do... not me!
John Kearns on straddling the cult and the mainstream
13/12/2024 … John Kearns has joined forces with fellow Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches to play mainstream musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in a Christmas…
More Comedy Stores set to open across the UK
Entertainment giant Live Nation to launch venues under franchise
13/12/2024 … More Comedy Store venues are set to open across the UK under a new deal with live entertainment giant Live Nation.
© zoetnet / Flickr Edinburgh Fringe Society hikes its ticket commission 25%
But registration fees say the same
13/12/2024 … The Edinburgh Fringe Society is hiking its commission from ticket sales by a quarter.
Count Arthur Strong Is Charles Dickens In A Christmas Carol
A unique take on a familiar festive tale..
13/12/2024 … Nick Mohammed’s comic take on A Christmas Carol got off to a disastrously bumpy start last month, when its first night performance had to be abandoned amid…
James Acaster on hecklers
13/12/2024 … Here's James Acaster talking about dealing with interruptions to his stand-up in his special Hecklers Welcome.
Stewart Lee backs striking Guardian staff
Comic has been on the picket line
13/12/2024 … Stewart Lee has given his support to striking Guardian journalists.
© Matt Crockett Mark Watson announces 2025 tour
Dates, too, for Lauren Pattison, Derek Mitchell and Mr Chonkers
13/12/2024 … Mark Watson has announced a new tour, loosely based on the advance of artificial intelligence.