Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© Andy Hollingworth Tom Lucy picks his Perfect Playlist
23/08/2017 … Tom Lucy, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016, is performing his debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
© BBC 22/08/2017 … The Edinburgh Fringe is a vibrant melting pot of talent, a festival of comedy, theatre and art, and the root cause of many a comedian’s filing for bankruptcy…
Mark Forward recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
22/08/2017 … First gigMe and a friend had written an absolutely terrible sketch about a man trying to rent a truck, but the rental place would only rent him seven.
...as we await this year's nominees....
22/08/2017 … With the lastminute.
Comedy writer Simon Blackwell on his new show, reuniting Mitchell and Webb
22/08/2017 … David Mitchell and Robert Webb are to reunite in the new Channel 4 sitcom Back.
22/08/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Erich McElroy picks his Perfect Playlist
22/08/2017 … American political comedian Erich McElroy, who is in Edinburgh with a show about Donald Trump, choses his comedy favourites.
Morgan & West recall their Unforgettable Five
21/08/2017 … First gigNot so much our first gig as our first proper show, back when we were poor science students doing their best to ignore those pesky degrees they were doing.
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