The inaugural Big Funny Fest takes place on Father’s Day Weekend, the 15 & 16 June, and they are marking the event with a Dad jokes competition. The Festival sponsor, independent... more
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Comedian David Eagle has won the Lovehoney Newcomer Award at the Bath Comedy Festival.Eagle, from Sheffield, is also a member of the band The Young 'Uns, who won Best Album 2018 at the BBC... more
Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9, League of Gentlemen, Psychoville) is to join the cast of Sky's costume drama Britannia. In the upcoming second series he plays Emperor Claudius, who has arrived... more
The nominations have been announced for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards 2019. The nominations for the most outstanding show are Anne Edmonds, Cassie Workman, Geraldine Hickey,... more
Livewire Festival has announced that the Thursday evening slot will be a celebration of British Comedy, with Jason Manford, Alan Davies, Mark Watson and Chris Ramsey all performing next to Blackpool’... more
Britain’s most loveable fox is hitting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his debut show Unleashed, just for the adults! Expect Basil Brush’s trademark anarchy as he takes on the world with... more
Filming has started on BBC One’s brand new comedy, Scarborough. Written and directed by Derren Litten, award-winning creator of smash hit series Benidorm, the series is set in the iconic North... more
National radio station Union JACK has commissioned three original comedy shows. Launching on Monday 6 May 2019 at 09.00 is Union JACK’s Pundays, hosted by Colin Leggo (pictured), winner of... more
Rob Brydon is to host a fund-raiser for the UK’s biggest festival of screen comedy, Slapstick, at The Hexagon in Reading on Tuesday 7 May.The line-up will also feature Jo Brand, comedy magician John... more
Sarah Pascoe's latest live show is to be broadcast on BBC2 over Easter.LadsLadsLads, Pascoe's "celebration of being single", premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and has been a sell-out... more
