Al Murray takes on Nigel Farage
Pub Landlord to contest Parliamentary seat
14/01/2015 … Al Murray has announced his intention to stand in the next General Election – contesting the same seat as Nigel Farage.
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Wed 14 January 2015
Another comic dropped for being a woman
Customers said: 'We don't like female comedians'
14/01/2015 … Another comedian has revealed how she was dropped from a stand-up bill - for being a woman.
Could this solve Fringe accommodation crisis?
Festival campsite planned for Edinburgh
14/01/2015 … Edinburgh is set to get a campsite for the Fringe, allowing festival-goers to stay in the city for as little as £12 a night.
Dry humour
Could comedy work without booze?
14/01/2015 … Live comedy usually goes hand-in-hand with drinking – but one new club is challenging that by going booze-free.
Glasgow festival programme launched
14/01/2015 … THE GLASGOW International Comedy Festival has launched its 2015 programme, offering nearly 106,000 tickets for 400 shows at 46 venues across the city from March…
Tue 13 January 2015
Woody Allen to make his first ever TV series
13/01/2015 … Woody Allen is to create his first ever TV series.
Chris Ramsey pilots C4 show
Based on 'mainstream pop culture' news
13/01/2015 … Chris Ramsey is piloting a new show for Channel 4 about the 'big mainstream pop culture stories'.
Nous sommes Charlie
Comedians play benefit gigs for Paris victims
13/01/2015 … Comedians are taking part a series of benefit gigs following the terrorist murders in Paris.