Leicester fest announces showcase line-ups
Including Comedian Of The Year and UK Pun Championship
20/12/2017 … Leicester's Comedy Festival has announced the line-ups for all its showcases of emerging comedians.
Wed 20 December 2017
Mon 18 December 2017
Mohamed Omar takes New Comedian title
Final at Leicester Square Theatre tonight.
18/12/2017 … Mohamed Omar has been crowned this year's Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year.
Radio Sheffield hails Bobby Knutt
Late comic wins 'legend' award
18/12/2017 … The late Yorkshire comedian Bobby Knutt was honoured with an award by BBC Radio Sheffield today.
Fri 15 December 2017
Go 8-Bit team unite for live show
15/12/2017 … The full cast of Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit are to perform their first live gig together And, of course, it’s based around video games.
Wed 13 December 2017
Geoff Norcott returns to Question Time
Conservative comic back on BBC flagship
13/12/2017 … Geoff Norcott is to make his second appearance on Question Time tomorrow.
Screen Actors Guild 2017 nominees out
Here are the comedy shortlists
13/12/2017 … As the awards season marches on, the Screen Actors Guild have announced their nominees.
The comedy club that welcomes screaming babies
'Mums can be themselves without being judged'
13/12/2017 … Comic Alyssa Kyria has been speaking about how she set up a mother-and-baby comedy club with play Carly Smallman.
Tue 12 December 2017
75th Golden Globe nominees out
Shortlists for comedy categories
12/12/2017 … The nominees have been announced for the 75th Golden Globe awards.