Catastrophe up for top TV award
20/05/2015 … CATASTROPHE, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's Channel 4 comedy has been shortlisted for the best new programme of the year in the Edinburgh TV Awards, awarded during…
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Wed 20 May 2015
Tue 19 May 2015
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London landmark becomes a comedy venue
19/05/2015 … London landmark The Cutty Sark is to become a comedy venueThe 19th-century clipper is to host a series of Edinburgh previews in its hold in the week running up to…
Star's trek
Rhod Gilbert to tackle Patagonia
19/05/2015 … Rhod Gilbert is to trek Argentina for charity.
Kitson's Polyphony to play Edinburgh
19/05/2015 … DANIEL KITSON is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mon 18 May 2015
Up Periscope!
Chortle student semi-finals to be streamed live
18/05/2015 … The semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award are to be streamed via Periscope.
Another slice of Keith Lemon
ITV confirms sketch series has been recommissioned
18/05/2015 … ITV 2 has confirmed that it has renewed The Keith Lemon Sketch Show for a second series.
Look who's joining the Stag party
New cast announced for BBC's dark comedy
18/05/2015 … Reece Shearsmith, Tim Key and Rufus Jones have all joined the cast of BBC’s dark comedy thriller Stag.
Sun 17 May 2015
It's the Maher of London
17/05/2015 … The comedy week ahead…Sunday May 17ONLINE: Following the success of his iPlayer-only referendum show (which attracted 715,000 requests) Frankie Boyle returns with…