On Monday 29 April 2019 stand-up comedians will be coming together to laugh in the face of hate. London’s Hackney Empire will host a spectacular night of entertainment, with a line-up of some of... more
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Geoff Norcott’s brand of provocative stand-up is hitting the road again with his new show Taking Liberties, starting in Guildford on September 19. Beyond left/right party politics and Brexit,... more
The Pleasance has announced more comedy names for this summer's Edinbrgh Fringe.Multi award-winning Rhod Gilbert is back with a brand-new live show after a seven-year break from stand-up. Based... more
Assembly Festival has announced more great names for its 2019 programme including Eddie Izzard with a brand-new work in progress reading/performance of Charles Dickens' classic Great... more
David Dimbleby is to chair the first episode in the new series of Have I Got News For You.The episode airs on BBC One at 9pm on Friday 5th April. It will see the... more
A North London-based charity supporting positive mental health through stand-up comedy has received £120,000 of National Lottery funding. Using comedy rather than medical intervention, The Comedy... more
Camp Bestival has revealed the 2019 comedy headliners heading to Camp Bestival’s Big Top at Lulworth Castle, July 25th - 28th. Leading the laughs will be award-winning comedian and actor Omid... more
Inside No. 9, Derry Girls and Romesh Ranganathan are among the winners at this year's RTS Awards.Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith won Best Performance – Male, for their acting in Inside No. 9.... more
Legendary performance space The Boulevard Theatre in Soho is to re-open following susbtantial renovations.Fawn James (director of Soho Estates) has announced the launch of the Boulevard Theatre... more
Alan Partridge had a classic awkward encounter on his BBC series This Time when he met his Irish doppelganger in the fourth episode of the series.In a section of the spoof magazine show on lookalikes... more
