© Ellie Kurttz Liz Kingsman up for an Olivier Award
One Woman Show nominated in West End's top accolades
28/02/2023 … Liz Kingsman has been nominated for an Olivier Award for her One Woman Show.
Tue 28 February 2023
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More guest starts announced for Bleak Expectations
Julian Clary, Dermot O’Leary, Sally Philips and Nina Wadia join West End run
28/02/2023 … Julian Clary, Dermot O’Leary, Sally Philips and Nina Wadia are to appear in the West End adaptation of Radio 4’s Dickensian comedy Bleak Expectations.
Could you be the next Jim Davidson?
28/02/2023 … Want to follow in the footsteps of Jim Davidson? Ustreme, the streaming service set up by the comic has launched a talent hunt, with those selected given training…
BBC Studios strike deals with Nick Mohammed and Diane Morgan
Comedy stars to develop more shows
28/02/2023 … Nick Mohammed and Diane Morgan are set to make more comedies with the BBC after striking a deal with the Corporation’s commercial wing.
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023: Part 1
Watch clips from the contestants' sets
28/02/2023 … Here are the competitors from the first three heats of the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Mon 27 February 2023
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Review of the comedian's memoir about her undiagnosed autism
27/02/2023 … It will come as little surprise to those who know Fern Brady’s comedy that her memoir is brutally, sometimes uncomfortably, honest.
24 random tips for writing comedy
27/02/2023 … Abigail Burdess – whose credits include Tracey Ullman’s Show, Watson and Oliver and That Mitchell and Webb Look – shares some of the…
Win an Upright box set
With Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock
27/02/2023 … The second series of Tim Minchin comedy Upright is released on DVD and digital today, as well as a box set of both seasons.