First acts announced for London's ARG Festival
Including Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett
06/04/2017 … Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett are among the first of 60 comedians to be announced for London's ARG Comedy Festival.
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Thu 06 April 2017
© Steve Ullathorne Where are the gay male comics on TV?
Stephen Bailey says his minority is being overlooked on panel shows
06/04/2017 … Gay men are vastly under-represented on panel shows – with no representative on Mock The Week for almost nine years.
Danny Wallace becomes an ambassador for Dundee
06/04/2017 … Danny Wallace has become an ambassador for his home city of Dundee.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Oliver Upton When is Murder In Successville coming back?
BBC Three announces series three launch date
06/04/2017 … Tom Davis’ award-winning improvised comedy show Murder in Successville will return on April 19, BBC Three has announced.
Comic stands as Green Party candidate
Fummey to fight for seat on Perth council
06/04/2017 … Comedian Bruce Fummey is to stand for election for the Green party.
Lost Voice Guy gets a radio series
As BBC New Comedy Award launches for 2017
06/04/2017 … Radio 4 has announced a new series from BBC New Comedy Award-winner Lost Voice Guy – as this year’s competition opens for entries.
Wed 05 April 2017
Sarah Millican axes her online women's magazine
Standard Issue was running at a loss
05/04/2017 … Sarah Millican is to close her online women’s magazine, Standard Issue, after it failed to turn a profit.
Simon Pegg to play schizophrenic record producer
In new movie Lost Transmissions
05/04/2017 … Simon Pegg is to star as a schizophrenic record producer in a new movie.