Crowdfund a comedian (pt 2)
Leicester Comedy Festival renews its scheme
26/06/2018 … Organisers of the Leicester Comedy Festival have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help new comedians.
Tue 26 June 2018
Sun 24 June 2018
© BBC Alex Beckett remembered
Memorial service set for next month
24/06/2018 … Friends and family of comedy actor Alex Beckett are to pay tribute at a memorial service next month.
Sat 23 June 2018
Greenwich comedy fest turns 10
23/06/2018 … The Greenwich Comedy Festival has announced its 10th anniversary line-up, with the likes of Rob Delaney, James Acaster, Nina Conti, Reginald D Hunter, Aisling Bea…
Thu 21 June 2018
Dave Gorman expands tour
21/06/2018 … Dave Gorman’s has extended his tour With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint with 19 new shows added in early 2019.
Desiree Burch pulls out of the Fringe
Family emergency keeps her from Edinburgh
21/06/2018 … Desiree Burch has had to pull out of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 20 June 2018
Lebanese comic comes to London
Nemr to play Southbank next year
20/06/2018 … Lebanese-American comic Nemr Abou Nassar is to play a rare UK date.
Tue 19 June 2018
Felix Dexter bursary to return
BBC's scheme to help aspiring BAME comedy writers
19/06/2018 … The BBC’s Felix Dexter Bursary for black, Asian and other minority ethnic writers is to return for a second year.
A long-running joke
Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering create a podcast for 100km race
19/06/2018 … Marathon-running comics Paul Tonkinson and Rob Deering are creating a new podcast aimed at competitors in this year’s 100km Race To The Stones event.