The accidental investor
James Acaster buys shares in a streaming service - by mistake
27/08/2019 … James Acaster has bought shares in stand-up streaming company NextUp by mistake – thinking he was buying into Netflix The comedian – already…
Tue 27 August 2019
My (unequal) Family
Zoe Wanamaker says she was paid half as much as Robert Lindsay
27/08/2019 … Zoe Wanamaker has revealed the full extent of the gender pay gap on BBC comedy My Family.
Mon 26 August 2019
Peter Kay makes a rare public appearance
To watch comic Steve Royle in a play about music hall comic Dan Leno
26/08/2019 … Peter Kay made a rare public appearance this weekend.
Sun 25 August 2019
Kevin Bridges ties the knot
Comic weds cafe manager Kerry Monaghan in Glasgow
25/08/2019 … Kevin Bridges has got married in an intimate service in Glasgow The 32-year-old comedian married cafe manager Kerry Monaghan at St Peter’s Catholic…
© Instagram/Jonathan Nemer As Brazil burns, its president goes to a comedy gig
Bolsonaro watches right-wing comic
25/08/2019 … His country is at the heart of an environmental catastrophe caused by his policies.
Fri 23 August 2019
Good at tweeting, they are
23/08/2019 … Quote of the week ‘I don’t think it’s worth saying anything if there isn’t a risk in saying it out loud.
Tue 20 August 2019
Scotland's funniest tweet revealed
As Twitter opens a pop-up visitor centre in Edinburgh
20/08/2019 … A panel of comedians has named what they think is Scotland’s funniest tweet.
Mon 19 August 2019
Marcel Lucont releases a fragrance
You too could smell like a Frenchman
19/08/2019 … Every comic is on the lookout to make a few extra quid at the Fringe.