James Acaster kicks off his new tour... and hecklers are welcome
30/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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Sun 30 July 2023
Sat 29 July 2023
BBC buys The Bold Type
US comedy-drama set in the world of magazine publishing
29/07/2023 … The BBC has acquired all five seasons of the hit American comedy-drama series The Bold Type.
Fri 28 July 2023
© Jacqui Double 'He made a difference. He did something valuable and important'
Comics pay tribute at a wake for alternative comedy pioneer Tony Allen... who's still alive
28/07/2023 … Fellow comedians paid their respects to the godfather of alternative comedy, Tony Allen, at his wake last night – even though he is very much alive.
Thu 27 July 2023
Peckham gets its own comedy festival
With Stewart Lee, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble and mroe
27/07/2023 … It’s still best known as Del Boy’s stomping ground – but the up-and-coming London district of Peckham is getting its own comedy festival.
Wed 26 July 2023
BBC reveals its programming from the 2023 Fringe
Broadcaster shifts its base to Dynamic Earth
26/07/2023 … The BBC has unveiled some of its radio programming for the Edinburgh Fringe, including the return of Mark Nelson’s BBC Scotland showcase Edinburgh Unlocked.
© Rumpus Media Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan to return
...plus two more Misinvestigations into Tupac Shakur and Nancy Spungen
26/07/2023 … Romesh Ranaganthan is to make five more documentary and travel shows for BBC Two.
Michael Barrymore is back in showbusiness
Directing a West End show about Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin
26/07/2023 … Michael Barrymore is back working in showbiz – directing a West End show about Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin.
Ed Gamble announces his biggest tour yet
53 dates for Hot Diggity Dog next year
26/07/2023 … Ed Gamble has announced his biggest tour yet, entitled Hot Diggity Dog.