50 improv troupes in marathon gig
Line-up for 5th annual Hoopla event revealed
08/09/2022 … The line-up has been announced for the fifth annual Hoopla Improv Marathon, featuring 50 groups performing back-to-back over two days and nights.
Thu 08 September 2022
False Economy podcast reveals comedians' spending lives
Stand-up Vix Leyton finds out about guests' biggest deals – and worst rip-offs
08/09/2022 … ⬛ SPONSORED CONTENT Comedian Vix Leyton is hosting a new podcast, False Economy, in which high-profile guests from the world of comedy and beyond share…
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Weirdos comics make a unique item for every audience member
08/09/2022 … Comedians in the Weirdos collective are hand-making more than 150 pieces of art for their next immersive show.
© Johan Persson John Gordon Sinclair joins Upstart Crow stage show
With Rob Rouse and Helen Monks reprising roles
08/09/2022 … Gregory’s Girl star John Gordon Sinclair is joining the cast of the stage version of Upstart Crow when it returns to the West End later this month.
How to get tickets for the BBC New Comedy Award
Heats for the 2022 talent hunt kick off
08/09/2022 … The BBC’s New Comedy Awards starts tonight, kicking off the annual hunt for the best new stand-up talent with its first heat at The Albany in Deptford, South…
Omid Djalili: I was cut from Notting Hill for being too brown
Comic reveals how romcom was whitewashed
08/09/2022 … Omid Djalili has revealed he was cut from Notting Hill for being ‘too brown’.
Our new Prime Minister's acceptance speech
Parody from comic Nerine Skinner
08/09/2022 … Comic Nerine Skinner has mocked Liz Truss’s first speech as Prime Minister, parodying her repeated promises to ‘deliver’ on vague promises.
US comic David A. Arnold dies at 54
Stand-up and writer had two Netflix specials
08/09/2022 … American comedian David A.