BBC Wales orders stand-up series
With mix of English and Welsh-speaking comedians
31/08/2018 … BBC Wales has commissioned a new TV stand-up series.
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Fri 31 August 2018
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Aziz Ansari is back doing stand-up too
Comic announces gigs after Louis CK makes his tentative comeback
30/08/2018 … Aziz Ansari is making a tentative return to stand-up after becoming tarred by a #MeToo story in January.
Chris Ramsey and his wife speak of their miscarriage
'I’ll go quiet and miserable for no reason'
30/08/2018 … Chris Ramsey and his wife Rosie have spoken candidly about the miscarriage they suffered earlier this month.
© Damian Bennett Tim Minchin announces 2019 UK tour
His first dates in eight years
30/08/2018 … Tim Minchin has announced his first UK tour dates since 2011.
Wed 29 August 2018
British comics pilot Nigerian TV show
Ola the Comedian and Funmbi Omotayo host stand-up and sketch programme
29/08/2018 … British comics Ola the Comedian and Funmbi Omotayo are set to host a TV stand-up and sketch show – in Nigeria.
Tue 28 August 2018
Aisling Bea joins Netflix comedy series
Opposite Paul Rudd in Living With Yourself
28/08/2018 … Aisling Bea has joined the cast of the forthcoming Netflix comedy series Living With Yourself.
Galway comedy festival announces its 2018 line-up
...including Rhys Darby's new special
28/08/2018 … Tickets have today gone on sale for this year’s Vodafone Comedy Carnival - a week-long festival in Galway on the West Coast of Ireland.
How The Onion helped America laugh again
Watch a new short film about comedy in the wake of 9/11
28/08/2018 … A new short film has been released showing how satirical news outlet The Onion reacted to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.