National Lottery hails Comedy School founder
Surprise to reward 21 years of good work
05/09/2019 … The founder of an organisation that uses comedy for social good is to feature in a National Lottery advert this weekend.
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Thu 05 September 2019
Revealed: The best-reviewed comedy shows on the Edinburgh Fringe
The numbers have been crunched...
05/09/2019 … Foil Arms & Hog had the best-reviewed comedy show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
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.
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.