© Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock Everest comedy gig postponed
Safety fears delay show for 12 months
17/08/2014 … The stand-up gig planned to take place on Everest next month has been postponed.
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Sun 17 August 2014
© Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock Sat 16 August 2014
Edinburgh gets more comedy awards
But this time chosen by comics
16/08/2014 … A new series of awards is being launched at the Edinburgh Fringe today, chosen entirely by comedians, Chortle can reveal.
Fri 15 August 2014
Sunday Night At The London Palladium returns
ITV revives iconic variety show
15/08/2014 … ITV is bringing back Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
Mel & Sue return to chat show
15/08/2014 … Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are to present an ITV daytime chat show – 15 years after their Channel 4 chat show was cancelled.
Eddie Izzard joins the superhuman
15/08/2014 … EDDIE IZZARD is to star in a new supernatural TV series Powers, based on the graphic novel series of the same name.
Thu 14 August 2014
© Giles Smith Josie Long's film in New York festival
14/08/2014 … A FILM starring Josie Long has been officially selected for screening at the New York Television Festival.
A considered opinion?
Threat to block 'disrespectful' blog's free tickets
14/08/2014 … A row has erupted on the Edinburgh Fringe after a PR company threatened to withdraw free press tickets from bloggers for not showing enough respect to the comedians…