Comics lined up for Edinburgh book festival

On what it means to be a man, or a woman

13/06/2017 … Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Limmy and Robert Webb are to appear this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival.

Black Mirror to become a series of books

First anthology out in 2018

13/06/2017 … Black Mirror is to become a series of books.

Book deal for internet comic Cian Twomey

Go F*ck Yourself, Cian out this autmun

13/06/2017 … Internet comedian Cian Twomey has landed a book deal.

Iannucci starts work on David Copperfield

13/06/2017 … Armando Iannucci has started work on his adaptation of David Copperfield.

The Stand's Tommy Sheppard bids to lead SNP in Westmister

Comedy club owner confirms his intentions

13/06/2017 … Stand comedy club founder Tommy Sheppard has formally announced he is bidding to lead the SNP in Westminster.

Comics unite for Manchester terror victims

Including BGT's Daliso Chaponda

13/06/2017 …  Manchester’s Frog & Bucket comedy club is to stage a fundraising night for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack and their families.

Michael Palin donates his archive to the British Library

50 volumes of Python notes and letters

13/06/2017 … Michael Palin has donated more than 50 notebooks to the British Library.

Kathy Lette announces first comedy tour

Comic author to hit the road

12/06/2017 … Comic author Kathy Lette is to embark on her first live comedy tour.