© Steve Ullathorne Hal Cruttenden announces 2022 tour
27 dates for It's Best You Hear It From Me
30/03/2021 … Hal Cruttenden has announced a 27-date tour next spring.
Tue 30 March 2021
© Steve Ullathorne Sun 28 March 2021
Simon Brodkin confirms new tour dates
Stand-up show about his audacious pranks
28/03/2021 … Simon Brodkin has confirmed rescheduled live dates this autumn.
Fri 26 March 2021
BBC comedy commissioners stand down
26/03/2021 … The BBC’s head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving their jobs.
Scottish banker becomes Fringe chair
Benny Higgins to lead festival's post-pandemic recovery
26/03/2021 … Scottish banker Benny Higgins has been appointed chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
Wed 24 March 2021
Ready for take-off?
Newer writers get mentoring via The Female Pilot Club
24/03/2021 … Five comedy writers, including stand-up Athena Kugblenu, are to receive mentoring from established TV names in a bid to improve the gender balance.
Air date for Katherine Parkinson's Sitting
Edinburgh Fringe play comes to BBC Four
24/03/2021 … BBC Four has confirmed a broadcast date for Katherine Parkinson’s debut play Sitting.
David Tennant returns as Have I Got News For You host
24/03/2021 … David Tennant is to guest host the first episode of Have I Got News For You when it returns for a 61st series next month.
Tue 23 March 2021
Liz Carr joins The Watcher
Playing a lawyer in Netflix fantasy hit
23/03/2021 … Comedian turned actor Liz Carr has landed a role in Netflix hit The Watcher.