Leicester festival announces its first shows of 2020
Ed Byrne, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones and more
05/09/2019 … The first shows have been announced for the 2020 Leicester Comedy Festival.
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Thu 05 September 2019
Sky to make an Irish stand-up series
05/09/2019 … Deirdre O’Kane is to front a new stand-up show for Sky One.
A running joke
Paul Tonkinson to release a book about running the London Marathon
05/09/2019 … Stand-up Paul Tonkinson is writing a book about trying to run the London Marathon in under three hours.
Wed 04 September 2019
Laurence Clarke joins Corrie writers
Comic helps storyboard 25 episodes
04/09/2019 … Comedian Laurence Clarke has joined the writing team for Coronation Street.
Grace and Frankie to bow out
Netflix orders a seventh and final season
04/09/2019 … Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie is to come to an end after its seventh series.
Amazon announces 10 new stand-up specials
Streaming giant signs up Australian comics
04/09/2019 … Amazon has announced ten comedy specials from Australian stand-ups.
Tue 03 September 2019
Amazon special for Alice Fraser
Australian comedian joins the company's growing roster
03/09/2019 … Australian comedian Alice Fraser is to record a stand-up special for Amazon Prime.
Guilty Feminist goes to the Proms
Special episode of Deborah Frances-White's podcast
03/09/2019 … Deborah Frances-White’s Guilty Feminist podcast is to record a special episode for the BBC as part of the Proms classical music season.