Frog spawns a late-night show
11.30pm line-up hopes to emulate Late 'n' Live
02/03/2018 … Manchester’s longest running comedy club, The Frog and Bucket, is to launch a new late-night stand-up show.
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Fri 02 March 2018
© Joeylamb88 | Creative Commons Catherine Tate to host the Olivier Awards
'Theatre has always been a big love of mine'
02/03/2018 … Catherine Tate will host the Olivier awards for theatre next month, it has been announced today.
Doug Stanhope announces 5 more UK dates
02/03/2018 … Doug Stanhope has announced five more UK dates as part of his 2018 tour.
A Hal of a lot of tour news
New dates for Cruttenden, Paul Foot, Jimeoin and more
02/03/2018 … Hal Cruttenden has announced a 40-date tour of his new show, Chubster, which will follow a run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Is it adios to Benidorm?
Creator Darren Litten laughs off cancellation reports
02/03/2018 … Benidorm creator Derren Litten has laughed off reports that his long-running comedy is to be axed.
Thu 01 March 2018
Netflix talk show for Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj
First Indian-American to host such a format
01/03/2018 … Netflix has signed comedian Hasan Minhaj to he first Indian-American host of a weekly talk show.
Sofie Hagen announces first book during 'fat-shaming' Twitter storm
Fat will be about 'why it's OK to be overweight'
01/03/2018 … Sofie Hagen is writing her first book, about body image.
Course language...
War of words over stand-up lessons
01/03/2018 … A seemingly straightforward press release about stand-up courses has sparked a war of words on the London comedy scene.