Sofie Hagen is to follow the Edinburgh run of her latest show with a UK tour.The Bumswing explores a frankly disheartening new piece of information that Sofie learned from her therapist, which... more
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Superstar stand-up Jerry Seinfeld has performed an intimate suprise show at the Soho Theatre.The gig was a warm up for his upcoming four shows at the Eventim Apollo – two on July 12, two on July 13.... more
Subscription video-on-demand platform Nextup has added British comedian Jordan Brookes' latest show Body of Work to their comedy catalogue.Brookes is a critically acclaimed comedian, writer and... more
One of the most exciting break out stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas, joins Channel 4 this summer with The Tez O’Clock Show, a late-night satirical comedy show.The self-styled northern working-... more
News: Ricky Gervais Wins Richard Dawkins Award for Raising Consciousness Of Atheism & Secular Values
Multi award-winning stand-up comedian, screenwriter and actor Ricky Gervais will be presented with this year’s Richard Dawkins Award, from the US-based Center for Inquiry. CFI... more
A new sponsor has been announced for the most important prize in live comedy, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The new sponsor is digital TV channel Dave.Edinburgh Comedy Awards producer Nica Burns said... more
The BBC has commissioned a new TV series starring comedian Mark Nelson. The Scottish stand-up will front the six-part series Bad Influencer, being made for BBC Scotland. In the show he will be... more
Irish comedian Brendan Grace has died. He had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and was in a hospital in Ireland.The 68-year old performer was having treatment for pneumonia when the condition... more
Update: Further to our comments about female representation in the show, the producers have responded. See bottom of review.Timing is everything in comedy and I guess it is pretty important for the... more
In the aftermath of another heroically fought tournament, Taskmaster Greg Davies and his sidekick Little Alex Horne are set to open the doors of the Taskmaster House to... more
