Reece Shearsmith joins Will Sharpe's Prodigies
Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope too
06/08/2025 … Reece Shearsmith, Meera Syal and Lolly Adefope have joined the cast of Apple TV’s forthcoming series Prodigies.
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Wed 06 August 2025
Tue 05 August 2025
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 MPs call for government to recognise comedy as an art
Move could unlock funding and other benefits
05/08/2025 … MPs are officially calling on the government to recognise live comedy as an art form in its own right.
Jimmy Carr's wealth swells by £3million
05/08/2025 … Jimmy Carr’s wealth grew by more than £3million last year, Companies House accounts reveal.
Mon 04 August 2025
Second series for Tom and Lauren Are Going OOT!
Radio 4 comedy retuning in 2026
04/08/2025 … Lauren Pattison and Tom Machell are making a second series of their Radio 4 sitcom Tom and Lauren Are Going OOT! Julian Clary returns as their neighbour…
Storming the Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard set to reopen at 7.30pm as storm batters Edinburgh
04/08/2025 … One of the biggest venues at the Edinburgh Fringe has been forced to close as the city braces itself for storm-force winds.
© Comedy Central Who's on Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet?
Comedy Central reveals line-up
04/08/2025 … Comedy Central has unveiled the line-up of guests taking part in the new panel show Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet.
Sun 03 August 2025
Monica Dolan joins Smoggie Queens
03/08/2025 … Monica Dolan has joined the supporting cast for the second series of the BBC's Middlesbrough-based comedy Smoggie Queens.
'A disaster for any comedian'
Edinburgh Comedy Awards boss Nica Burns on the Jewish comedians axed from their venue
03/08/2025 … Edinburgh Comedy Awards chief Nica Burns has praised the Fringe community for finding a new home for Jewish comedian Rachel Creeper after she was booted out of her…