Mark Watson hosts official World Snooker Tour podcast
20/09/2023 … Mark Watson is hosting the official World Snooker Tour podcast with seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry.
Wed 20 September 2023
How the comedy industry uses humour to abuse and silence women
20/09/2023 … Over the last ten years, I have been researching the barriers to women’s participation in the UK comedy circuit.
Tue 19 September 2023
© Andy Hollingworth Finding Your Comic Genius
Review of Adam Bloom's 'in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy'
19/09/2023 … Chances are that when you’re watching a comedian in full flow, you won’t be thinking about see-saws, balloons, balls and cubes.
© Forever Edinburgh (edinburgh.org)/CC BY-SA 2.0 Put these Edinburgh Fringe Perrier winners in order...
19/09/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Comedy laid bare
Angela Barnes's memories of playing to naturists
19/09/2023 … Angela Barnes has recalled doing a gig at a naturist festival – where she was the only person wearing clothes.
Scotland gets its first permanent ‘pay what you want’ comedy club
Live At Hoots opens in Edinburgh
19/09/2023 … Scotland's first permanent ‘pay what you want’ comedy venue is opening this week.
© Blackburn Rovers Comic Lewis Costello becomes the voice of Blackburn Rovers
Stand-up to become matchday announcer
19/09/2023 … Stand-up Lewis Costello is to become the voice of Blackburn Rovers.
Al Murray investigates the British Empire
New documentary series for Sky History
19/09/2023 … Al Murray is making a third documentary series for Sky History, entitled Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? In the four-part show, the Pub Landlord creator…