All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) Exhibition dedicated to the artwork of comedians
14/10/2019 … A new art exhibition will feature only works by comedians, including creations from Josie Long, Jack Whitehall, Lolly Adefope, Joe Lycett and others.
14/10/2019 … Irish broadcaster RTE has launched a hunt for new stand-up talent.
© BBC BBC Four commissions Kill Your TV
14/10/2019 … Vic Reeves is to explore the history of video art in an hour-long show for BBC Four.
14/10/2019 … Rose Matafeo’s forthcoming sitcom Starstuck has been sold to Australia and her native New Zealand.
International dates for Deborah Frances-White's podcast
14/10/2019 … Deborah Frances-White is taking her Guilty Feminist podcast on an international tour.
...and half have been made to feel uncomfortable backstage
13/10/2019 … More than one in three female comedians has felt sexually harassed while on stage, and one in six have been followed after a gig.
US academic accuses Mr Squarepants of normalising violence and racism
13/10/2019 … You might think Spongebob Squarepants as a friendly sea sponge who lives in a pineapple beneath the sea and loves blowing bubbles.
© Damian Bennett 13/10/2019 … The week's best live comedy on radio and TV.
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