Comedians will lecture you
...in a new Dave series hosted by Sara Pascoe
08/05/2019 … Sara Pascoe is to host a show in which comedians deliver stand-up in the guise of a lecture, Chortle can reveal.
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Wed 08 May 2019
What We Do In The Shadows walks again
Second series for Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry and Natasia Demetriou's vampire comedy
08/05/2019 … Vampire comedy series What We Do In The Shadows has been renewed for a second series.
Booted out!
San Francisco’s Punch Line loses its home of 41 years
08/05/2019 … San Francisco’s oldest comedy club is to be kicked out of its home of 41 years this summer.
Andy Parsons fronts anti-loneliness campaign
...by approaching strangers in a shopping centre
08/05/2019 … Andy Parsons is fronting a new campaign encouraging people to talk more to combat loneliness.
Bridget Christie to curate The Museum of Curiosity.
Comic joins John Lloyd's Radio 4 show
08/05/2019 … Bridget Christie has been named as the next curator of Radio 4’s The Museum of Curiosity.
Goodbye, Cogs
Friends and family remember the mayhem – and the humanity – of Ian Cognito
08/05/2019 … Friends and family of Ian Cognito are gathering in Bath today to bid farewell to the maverick comic who died on stage last month.
Dave Chappelle to receive the Mark Twain Prize
'Against the assault of humour, nothing can stand'
08/05/2019 … Dave Chappelle is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Jason Manford opens up about anxiety and depression
'felt like I couldn't do my job any more'
08/05/2019 … Jason Manford has opened up about his battle with anxiety and depression in a candid online video.