The new sitcom from the team behind Outnumbered starring Brenda Blethyn is being filmed in January and February 2020 and you can apply for free tickets here at the link below.In Kate and Koji Blethyn... more
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In a repeat of last year’s result, Nottingham-based Scott Bennett (pictured) has been named Best Act at Midlands Comedy Awards 2019, with Josh Pugh once again taking the runner-up spot.However, Josh... more
There have been reports that musician and comedian Neil Innes has died. He was 75.Innes was best known for his work with The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles. He wrote The Bonzo's single I'... more
2019 is probably the worst year for comedy deaths since Beyond The Joke launched. Maybe it's in part down to the original 1980s wave of alternative comedians getting older, maybe it's due to life on... more
So as we approach the end of 2019, what have been the top rating stories on Beyond The Joke. To be perfectly honest this list doesn't necessarily mean much. Other stories have clearly been more... more
A recent interview with comedian and Catastrophe co-writer Rob Delaney in the Guardian made me stop and think. He mentioned that he was writing a new pilot. He wouldn't say more except that "it’s... more
Apples and oranges, chalk and cheese, octopus and banana. How do you compare one comedy gig to another when styles and genres these days are so varied?So here are my top comedy gigs of 2019 very much... more
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special has topped the Christmas Day viewing figures.Early overnight figures show suggest that the special has already been watched by a record 11.6 million... more
It's the big Christmas Day comedy for 2019 and it's ten years since it last went out. No pressure then. Actually quite a lot of pressure. So it's a relief to say that the Gavin and Stacey Special was... more
A Gofundme Page has been set up to support the 2020 Laugharne Weekend Arts festival that takes place in Laugharne in south Wales from Friday, 27 March – Sunday, 29 March.The annual festival... more
