© Sally-Anne Hayward/Twitter Green light for outdoor comedy gigs
Government gives the OK for al fresco shows from this weekend
10/07/2020 … Comedy gigs can officially take place outdoors from Saturday.
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Boston square named after Barry Crimmins
Tribute to comic on what would have been his 67th birthday
09/07/2020 … A Boston square has been renamed in tribute to Barry Crimmins, the activist comedian who was so instrumental in shaping the US city’s comedy scheme.
Wed 08 July 2020
Bill Bailey writes a guide to happiness
08/07/2020 … Bill Bailey has written a new book about how to be happy.
Marti Caine denied city honour because she won't show up to the unveiling
(Well, she has been dead for 25 years)
08/07/2020 … Bureaucrats have rejected calls to honour the late comedy trailblazer Marti Caine on a walk of fame - because she wouldn’t be able to attend the unveiling.
Comedian locked up 'for laughing'
Now Amnesty blasts 'trumped up' charges against Idris Sultan
08/07/2020 … A comedian is facing criminal charges after laughing at the Tanzanian president.
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge to return
08/07/2020 … Paul Sinha is to make a second series of his Radio 4 show General Knowledge.
Save Scottish comedy!
New industry body lobbies for access to emergency funds
08/07/2020 … The Scottish comedy circuit has formed a new trade body to try to secure a financial lifeline to save the industry as it stands on the brink of collapse.
© C4 Harry Hill returning to BBC Two
With a show that sounds not unlike TV Burp...
08/07/2020 … Harry Hill is set to return to the BBC with a show that’s already being likened to TV Burp.