First acts announced for London's ARG Festival
Including Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett
06/04/2017 … Sara Pascoe and Joe Lycett are among the first of 60 comedians to be announced for London's ARG Comedy Festival.
Thu 06 April 2017
Danny Wallace becomes an ambassador for Dundee
06/04/2017 … Danny Wallace has become an ambassador for his home city of Dundee.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Oliver Upton When is Murder In Successville coming back?
BBC Three announces series three launch date
06/04/2017 … Tom Davis’ award-winning improvised comedy show Murder in Successville will return on April 19, BBC Three has announced.
Comic stands as Green Party candidate
Fummey to fight for seat on Perth council
06/04/2017 … Comedian Bruce Fummey is to stand for election for the Green party.
Wed 05 April 2017
Simon Pegg to play schizophrenic record producer
In new movie Lost Transmissions
05/04/2017 … Simon Pegg is to star as a schizophrenic record producer in a new movie.
Billy Crystal to play a washed-up composer
In a comedy directed by Barry Levinson
05/04/2017 … Billy Crystal is to star in a new comedy movie about a down-on-his luck Broadway composer.
International Emmy for Horrible Histories
05/04/2017 … Horrible Histories has won an international Emmy award.
Tue 04 April 2017
© BBC/So Television/Christopher Baines Comics make Hay
04/04/2017 … Sandi Toksvig, Graham Norton and Eddie Izzard are to appear at the Hay Festival from next month.