Who's on Chortle's Fast Fringe 2018?
Line-up for London Underbelly announced
30/05/2018 … The full line-up for this year’s Fast Fringe in London can now be revealed.
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Wed 30 May 2018
© BBC Goodies reunited!
On-stage interview for DVD box set
30/05/2018 … The Goodies are reuniting for the first time in more than a decade.
Elliot Steel lands drama writing deal
Comic signs to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s company
30/05/2018 … Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production company has signed Elliot Steel as part of a raft of new talents it hopes will create original new dramas.
Soho Theatre launches video-on-demand service
Ten stand-up specials available to rent
30/05/2018 … Soho Theatre has launched a video-on-demand service offering stand-up specials from some of the rising star comedians who have played there.
John Bishop's next guests revealed...
Series 4 of In Conversation With starts in July
30/05/2018 … Katherine Ryan, Ruth Jones and Paddy McGuinness are to be the guests on the next series of John Bishop: In Conversation With… The long-form interview…
Nick Page out of Britain's Got Talent
'I wish it had gone better for you tonight'
30/05/2018 … Nick Page has failed to make it through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent – and even got the dreaded buzzer from Simon Cowell.
Tue 29 May 2018
Real-life couple scoop comedy awards
99 Club bursaries for Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth
29/05/2018 … The two winners of a bursary for female comedians taking their first solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe have been named - and they are a real-life couple.
Roseanne's sitcom cancelled over racist tweet
Joke branded 'abhorrent, repugnant'
29/05/2018 … A racist tweet has cost Roseanne Barr her hit American sitcom.