Venue axes Chubby Brown for being 'crude'
'Jimmy Carr's worse than I am,' protests comic
30/07/2017 … Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has been axed from performing at a major venue, for being ‘unpleasant, crude and offensive’.
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Sun 30 July 2017
Cumberbatch: I'd love to make more Cabin Pressure
...but writer John Finnemore is less keen
30/07/2017 … He may be a massive star these days, but Benedict Cumberbatch says he’d love to make more episodes of Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure.
Camden comedy market
There's more than one Fringe in this week's live comedy picks
30/07/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.
The comedy wedding of the year?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
30/07/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
© Fox Is Apu racist?
Oh yes, says Hari Kondabolu in new film
30/07/2017 … Comedian Hari Kondabolu is making a documentary about the racism behind Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
W Kamau Bell: I nearly quit comedy
...and now he's going to be directing his first film
30/07/2017 … W Kamau Bell has revealed that he was ready to quit comedy – until he became inspired to discuss racism on stage.
Sat 29 July 2017
America's IFC announces 11 new comedies
29/07/2017 … America’s IFC broadcaster has announced 11 new comedy projects as part of their development slate for 2018.
