Connor Burns and Sophie Duker join New York Comedy Festival
13/09/2024 … Connor Burns and Sophie Duker have joined the line-up of the New York Comedy Festival.
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© CNN/Hat Trick First guests announced for America's Have I Got News For You
Comedy panel show launches on CNN this weekend
12/09/2024 … The first guests have been announced for the US version of Have I Got News For You as it prepares to make its debut on Saturday night.
Comedy actor Kenneth Cope dies at 93
Credits include Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street and Carry On
12/09/2024 … Kenneth Cope, who starred in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and appeared in several Carry On films, has died at the age of 93.
Revealed: The comedy clubs that book six times as many men as women
Lucy Beaumont was right... our analysis reveals the depth of gender imbalance on the circuit
12/09/2024 … Some comedy clubs are booking more than six times as many men as women, Chortle analysis has revealed.
‘Where are all the women?
Lucy Beaumont calls out comedy clubs that STILL have all-male bills
12/09/2024 … Lucy Beaumont has highlighted the ongoing gender imbalance in comedy clubs by calling out clubs with all-male line-ups.
Wed 11 September 2024
Vir Das to host the international Emmys
Comedian becomes the first Indian to land the job
11/09/2024 … Vir Das is to host the International Emmy Awards, it has been announced, becoming the first Indian to do so.
Uncle Roger opens his own restaurant
After criticising chefs online, comic Nigel Ng puts his money where his mouth is
11/09/2024 … Comic Nigel Ng, who shot to fame criticising examples of Asian cooking on social media, has opened his own restaurant.
© Alex Lake Just The Tonic launches new London comedy club
Romesh Ranganathan plays the opening night
11/09/2024 … Long-running comedy club Just The Tonic has announced a new London venue.