Scala Radio’s Classical Comedy Club returns
With Gyles Brandreth, Josie Long, Suzi Ruffell and Nina Wadia
25/05/2023 … Scala Radio’s Classical Comedy Club is returning for a second series.
Thu 25 May 2023
© Patrick Olner Sharon Horgan: There's less bullshit making comedy in the UK than the US
Bad Sisters writer speaks at the BBC comedy festival
25/05/2023 … Sharon Horgan says there’s less ‘bullshit’ involved in making comedy in the UK compared to America.
Mike Birbiglia to make his Edinburgh Fringe debut
Ahead of a West End run of The Old Man & The Pool
25/05/2023 … Mike Birbiglia is to bring his latest one-man show The Old Man & The Pool to the Edinburgh Fringe and the West End, it has been announced.
BBC Comedy Festival 2023: Stand-up showcase
Review of the opening night gig at the Glee, Cardiff
25/05/2023 … It’s surely not the most conducive of audiences, packed with industry types notoriously reticent when it comes to laughing out loud.
BBC Comedy launches regional partnership scheme for Wales
25/05/2023 … BBC Comedy has launched a second regional partnership scheme, this time in Wales, to encourage local talent.
Sitcom Geeks podcast to end
Dave Cohen and James Cary call time after eight years and 222 episods
25/05/2023 … Sitcom Geeks, the podcast for comedy writers, is to end after eight years.
Hotly-tipped comic talents get a BBC break
Broadcaster announces its Comedy Collective bursary winners
25/05/2023 … The BBC has today named ten promising comedy creatives to receive a ‘supercharged’ bursary to boost their work.
© Amazon Studios Amazon announces comics for LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
Including Aisling Bea, Deirdre O'Kane, Jason Byrne and Catherine Bohar
25/05/2023 … Aisling Bea, Jason Byrne and Catherine Bohart are among the comedians taking part in reality format LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland.