50 improv troupes in marathon gig
Line-up for 5th annual Hoopla event revealed
08/09/2022 … The line-up has been announced for the fifth annual Hoopla Improv Marathon, featuring 50 groups performing back-to-back over two days and nights.
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Thu 08 September 2022
False Economy podcast reveals comedians' spending lives
Stand-up Vix Leyton finds out about guests' biggest deals – and worst rip-offs
08/09/2022 … ⬛ SPONSORED CONTENT Comedian Vix Leyton is hosting a new podcast, False Economy, in which high-profile guests from the world of comedy and beyond share…
© Johan Persson John Gordon Sinclair joins Upstart Crow stage show
With Rob Rouse and Helen Monks reprising roles
08/09/2022 … Gregory’s Girl star John Gordon Sinclair is joining the cast of the stage version of Upstart Crow when it returns to the West End later this month.
How to get tickets for the BBC New Comedy Award
Heats for the 2022 talent hunt kick off
08/09/2022 … The BBC’s New Comedy Awards starts tonight, kicking off the annual hunt for the best new stand-up talent with its first heat at The Albany in Deptford, South…
US comic David A. Arnold dies at 54
Stand-up and writer had two Netflix specials
08/09/2022 … American comedian David A.
© Steve Eason/CC BY-SA 2.0 Mick Lynch to appear on Have I Got News For You?
Rail union chief to appear opposite Roisin Conaty
08/09/2022 … Union boss Mick Lynch is to be a panellist on Have I Got News For You later this month, producers Hat Trick have announced.
Wed 07 September 2022
Talent hunt for disabled comedy writers
Producers seeking the neurodivergent, too
07/09/2022 … Producers piloting a half-hour sketch show have launched a talent search for comedy writers who are deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.
Tue 06 September 2022
Joe Lycett 'may not be the next booking we make'
But BBC boss denies comic's Kuenssberg appearance showed bias
06/09/2022 … BBC director-general Tim Davie said it was ‘bemusing’ that Joe Lycett was booked for Laura Kuenssberg’s political show on Sunday.