Jon Culshaw to play Les Dawson
Tribute play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe
06/04/2022 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Les Dawson in a new one-man tribute to the late comedian.
Wed 06 April 2022
Release date set for Soho Theatre Live season three
Ten new specials coming to Amazon's Prime Video
06/04/2022 … The next series of Soho Theatre Live stand-up specials are to be released on Amazon’s Prime Video on May 6, it has been announced.
© BBC What song are Nessa and Bryn singing here?
Try our weekly comedy trivia quiz
06/04/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC A Savage legal fight
Paul O'Grady takes action against brewery infringing his trademark
06/04/2022 … Paul O’Grady has slammed a brewery for naming a beer after his alter-ego Lily Savage without permission.
Super Nova
BBC orders a second series of children's sci-fi comedy
06/04/2022 … The BBC has ordered two more series of kids sci-fi comedy Nova Jones, created by Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz.
Jon Holmes up for THREE of radio's Aria awards
The Skewer creator dominates comedy category
06/04/2022 … Jon Holmes dominates the comedy category of this year’s Aria Awards celebrating the best in radio and podcasts.
Guy Montgomery: Guy Montgomery By Name, Guy Montgomery By Nature
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
06/04/2022 … If you were looking for generalisations, you would say that the trademark of New Zealand comedy was a low-key, modestly upbeat presentation of off-kilter ideas.
Nath Valvo: Back In The Habit
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
06/04/2022 … Nath Valvo is unlikely to win plaudits for pushing the envelope, but his relatable material, gleeful self-deprecation and spirited performance delivers the laughs…