© Stuart Hogben Second series for Russell Kane’s Evil Genius
11/07/2018 … Russell Kane’s BBC podcast Evil Genius is to return for a second series.
Wed 11 July 2018
© Stuart Hogben 
Leicester Comedy Festival gets a new manager
Helen Tomblin founded Laughing Sole comedy club
11/07/2018 … The charity behind the Leicester Comedy Festival has appointed a new general manager.
Tue 10 July 2018
Could you enter the the Jewish New Comedian Of The Year?
10/07/2018 … Entries have opened for the Jewish New Comedian Of The Year competition.
Quick release for Iain Stirling’s first book
Not Ready To Adult Yet brought forward two weeks
10/07/2018 … The release of Iain Stirling’s first book Not Ready To Adult Yet has been moved forward.
The smile high club
BA adds new stand-up specials under Soho Theatre deal
10/07/2018 … Five new stand-up shows have been added to British Airways in-flight entertainment.
Filming starts on Josh Thomas's new series
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay from Please Like Me star
10/07/2018 … Filming has started on the new US comedy from Australian comedian Josh Thomas, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.
Fri 06 July 2018
First BBC New Comedy Award 2018 finalist revealed
This year's competition gets under way
06/07/2018 … Thanyia Moore has become the first comedian to make it through to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Award.
£10k comedy competition to be streamed live
Watch Comedian Of The Year online on Sunday
06/07/2018 … The battle for the biggest prize in comedy is to be streamed live on the internet, it has been announced.