Mark Nelson to film a BBC Scotland stand-up special
Hometown gig to air later this year
16/02/2024 … Mark Nelson is to film a stand-up special for BBC Scotland.
Fri 16 February 2024
© konstantinrotkevich/Pixabay Idea for a film...
16/02/2024 … Posts of the week This year Valentine's Day is in the middle of Lent.
More names join the 2024 Chortle Comedy Book Festival
...from Carry On films to tips on writing stand-up and more
16/02/2024 … A raft of new sessions have been announced for the Chortle Comedy Book Festival at the British Library on March 3.
© James Ennis Komedia New Comedy Award 2024
16/02/2024 … I’d wager the judges’ scores must have been pretty tight at the final of Komedia’s New Comedy Award.
Thu 15 February 2024
© BBC Tom Rosenthal and Eshaan Akbar to take part in BBC's Pilgrimage
Following a 220km route of saints in North Wales
15/02/2024 … Tom Rosenthal and Eshaan Akbar are taking part in the next series of BBC Two’s Pilgrimage series, taking a religious walk in North Wales.
© Peabody Awards/CC BY-SA 2.0 How Lorne Michaels' Saturday Night Live has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years
by Chris Lamb of Indiana University
15/02/2024 … On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program Saturday Night – it had not yet changed its name to Saturday…
Russell Brand denies assault on Arthur set
Accuser has ‘faulty memory', his lawyers say
15/02/2024 … Russell Brand has denied sexually assaulting a woman on the set of his movie Arthur in 2010, saying his accuser has a ‘faulty memory’.
Assembly announces its first shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe
Jason Byrne, Susie McCabe, Jessie Cave and more
15/02/2024 … Assembly Festival has announced its first shows for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe.