© Steve Ullathorne Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2022
13/12/2022 … With 14 acts, the final of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year competition could have been an interminable affair.
Tue 13 December 2022
© Steve Ullathorne 
Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2023 finalists
Comedian of the Year contenders, punsters and more...
13/12/2022 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the comedians taking part in its flagship competitions next year.
Altitude named best overseas festival
Comedy event wins at UK Festival Awards.
13/12/2022 … Alpine comedy festival Altitude has been named best overseas festival at the UK Festival Awards.
Jack Whitehall: I bottled out of a gig in a sex shop
Comic shares his most embarrassing travel stories
13/12/2022 … Jack Whitehall has revealed he once turned up to do a stand-up gig – only to find it was in a sex shop.
Rhod Gilbert: I have stage 4 cancer but I’m feeling happy, positive and optimistic
‘I’ve got a feeling when I’ve got through all this there’ll be a show in it.’
13/12/2022 … Rhod Gilbert has revealed that he has stage 4 cancer, but is optimistic of recovery and is already planning a new stand-up show about his treatment.
Mon 12 December 2022
Can I Have My Ball Back?
Review of Richard Herring's book about his testicular cancer
12/12/2022 … Twenty years ago, Richard Herring had a hit with Talking Cock, a stand-up show all about the penis that was licensed around the world and spawned a successful…
Victor Lewis-Smith dies at 65
'A unique and irreplaceable talent'
12/12/2022 … Writer, broadcaster and satirist Victor Lewis-Smith has died at the age of 65.
Scott Bennett scoops Midlands Comedy Award again
12/12/2022 … Nottinghamshire-based Scott Bennett was last night named best act at the Midlands Comedy Awards for the fourth time in a row, while Josh Pugh scooped the…