Licence to print money?
Fringe venues' fury at fees hike
08/04/2006 … Edinburgh Fringe venues are facing a huge hike in performance licences – even though the festival contributes around £75 million to the city's economy.
Sat 08 April 2006
Fri 07 April 2006
Low-key Lee
07/04/2006 … Lee Evans has announced eight low-key gigs next month to prepare for a visit to the States.
Thu 06 April 2006
Cosby in Canada
Bill to headline Montreal fest
06/04/2006 … Bill Cosby has been named as the star attraction at this year’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
Manage to win
The Office USA DVDs up for grabs
06/04/2006 … The first series of the US version of The Office is released on DVD on Monday – and we have five copies to give away.
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Funny Women contest open for entries
06/04/2006 … Entries have opened for this year’s Funny Women talent hunt for the best new female stand-ups.
Wed 05 April 2006
Coming and going
Cook & Moore play to close early
05/04/2006 … The West End play about the collapse of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s comedy partnership is to close early.
A joke subject?
Now you can get a BA in comedy
05/04/2006 … A British university is to offer the world’s first full-time degree in comedy.
Solon snapped up
05/04/2006 … Perrier winner Laura Solon has signed a deal with the BBC to develop new TV and radio programmes.