Frank Skinner announces Edinburgh Fringe run
Ahead of his autumn Showbiz tour
16/04/2019 … Frank Skinner has announced his return to the Edinburgh Fringe after five years away.
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Tue 16 April 2019
Terry Gilliam: As a white man I feel excluded now
Python star also complains that taking offence is stifling comedy
16/04/2019 … Terry Gilliam has become the latest comedy icon to complain that a newfound sensitivity is ruining humour.
James Acaster and Tom Allen up for Melbourne award
Comedy festival names its nominees – after severing links to Barry Humphries
16/04/2019 … A transgender comedian has been nominated for the biggest prize in Australian stand-up – the day after it severed its connection to Barry Humphries over…
History of Comedy podcast to return
Looking at the most influential venues in the business
16/04/2019 … A podcast charting the evolution of live comedy in America is to return for a second series.
Mon 15 April 2019
Greg Burns heads back to the UK
Stand-up gets new British radio after three years in Australia
15/04/2019 … Comic and radio presenter Greg Burns is to return to the UK after three years in Australia.
Basil Brush to make his Fringe debut
15/04/2019 … Basil Brush is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut – with an adults-only show.
Second series for Lolly Adefope's US sitcom
15/04/2019 … Shrill, the US sitcom starring Lolly Adefope, has been renewed for a second series.
Melbourne Comedy Festival spurns Barry Humphries
Main award will no longer carry his name after trans row
15/04/2019 … The Melbourne comedy festival has snubbed Barry Humphries by renaming the annual prize awarded in his honour.