Bishop demands apology over Catholic sex abuse gag
Church would rather comedians didn't joke about it...
13/03/2019 … A Catholic bishop has demanded an apology over a Saturday Night Live joke that made reference to sexual abuse in the Church.
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Wed 13 March 2019
Tue 12 March 2019
Phill Jupitus fined over hit-and-run
Five points on his licence for accident near his Fife home
12/03/2019 … Phill Jupitus has been £300 fined over a hit-and-run car crash.
Frank Skinner to host ten-hour radio show
To mark his decade at Absolute Radio
12/03/2019 … Frank Skinner is to broadcast for a ten-hour stint on Saturday to celebrate a decade on air at Absolute Radio.
Meet Chortle's new reviewer for 2019
Jack Boyles joins the team after hunt for working-class and BAME writers
12/03/2019 … Chortle has recruited a new working-class reviewer to work at the Edinburgh Fringe in a bid to widen the field of critical voices there.
Sarah Millican to host a female-led panel show
Second such programme for Radio 4
12/03/2019 … Sarah Millican is to host a female-led panel show for Radio 4.
Josie Long and Nish Kumar headline Larmer Tree
Festival's comedy line-up announced
12/03/2019 … The Larmer Tree festival has announced its comedy line-up for 2019.
Kevin Hart to release his first Netflix special
12/03/2019 … Kevin Hart’s London show is to be released as his first Netflix special.
Mon 11 March 2019
Festival's U-turn after booking ZERO black female comics
'We have a blind spot' organiser admits
11/03/2019 … An American festival has been forced to change its line-up after being criticised for having no black women on the bill.