Following an entirely sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including three extra shows in Pleasance Beyond and one in the 750-seat Pleasance Grand, Phil Wang is set to embark on... more
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Poundland has launched a nationwide search for a joke writer to help create the gags featured on its products.The move, timed to coincide with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is part of Poundland’s... more
Comedian, actor and former English teacher Greg Davies is to present a BBC four documentary entitled Kes: A Boy's Life. It will air on BBC Four on 19 November at 9pm.Davies is a lifelong fan of... more
UK Comedian London Hughes has joined the Spotify Original family with an exclusive podcast deal. On September 9th, her brand new dating and relationship podcast series, ‘London, Actually’ ... more
Comedian Josie Long is to appear in the new series of Celebrity MasterChef. She will join a mix of stars from the worlds of business, drama, design, singing and sport, all jostling for a... more
The UK trailer and poster for Chris Morris’s The Day Shall Come has been released. The film opens in cinemas nationwide on Friday 11 October.Based on 100 true stories, the new film... more
The Hardees - the defunct Malcolm Hardee Awards - are being revived. Presenting three prizes (Comic Originality, Cunning Stunt and Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid), the not-quite-annual,... more
An autobiographical one woman theatre show has won two awards at the Greater Manchester Fringe Awards 2019. The F**k It Button scooped Best Comedy and Ali Kahn won Best Actor. Ali, who... more
Frankie Boyle is to tour Scotland for the first time in a decade. The show will offload his sense of mounting horror at the state of the world and will include some of the best bits from his recent... more
Brexiteer comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby has been selected as the Brexit Party candidate for the parliamentary seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup. Currently at the... more