The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has today announced Sandi Toksvig OBE as its new President with immediate effect. The announcement was made at a special AGM at the... more
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The classic comedy sketch, The Four Yorkshiremen, is to be rebooted and performed by women as part of the Guilty Feminist Amnesty International show at the Royal Albert Hall on July 7 at 3pm.The... more
Britain's Got Talent Finalist Kojo Anim is to head out on his first major tour next year entitled The Taxi Tour. Anim annlunced the news on his Facebook page: "After 20 years in comedy and an... more
Filming has now finished on the first series of The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, created by and starring comedian Spencer Jones.BBC Two has ordered a full series following the success of the... more
Before Bob Mortimer made his name as a star contributor to BBC television's yarn-spinning series Would I Lie To You? it looks like he was honing his fictitious storytelling skills on late night radio... more
Mother and daughter Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie have both been shortlsted for Herald Scottish Culture Awards. They are in the comedy category alongside Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges.The... more
Danny Baker is returning – but this time as a podcaster. Baker, who was sacked by the BBC from his Radio 5 show after a tweet about the royal family which featured a chimp, used Twitter again to... more
Stephen K Amos has announced a new national tour entiedl Everyman and starting in November following an Edinburgh Fringe run.Amos is on a mission to bring about world peace. Or to at least bring... more
Nick Revell's Radio 4 series BrokenDreamCatcher is to return in 2020.The first acclaimed series featured the stand-up going off on various flights of comic fancy involving Vladimir Putin's missing... more
Legendary BBC Radio 4 series Dead Ringers is set to land at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time this August for a special live residency at the Pleasance at the EICC.... more
