Writer and academic Oliver Double is currently working on a book for Cambridge University Press, called The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy. It is going to feature 16 chapters... more
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Bridget Christie brings her latest show Who Am I? to Leicester Square Theatre in December. Who Am I? will be Bridget’s 13th show and touring the UK from September. Previous shows include A... more
The sixth annual London Podcast Festival is back at the UK’s home of live podcasting, Kings Place London, from 2 - 12 September.Taking place in front of a live audience - with many events also... more
Series one of Alma’s Not Normal begins Monday September 13th at 10pm on BBC Two.
The full series will be available on BBC iPlayer following transmission of episode one.
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Following the return of the show last autumn, Spitting Image is set to hit BritBox UK on 11th September.New puppets of prominent figures already rolling off puppet production line... more
Acclaimed comedian Phil Wang is set to headline a special one-off gig from The Evening Standard in association with Uber.Also appearing at The Big Comedy Night onSeptember 7 are Edinburgh Comedy... more
The Edinburgh Fringe Society has issued the following statement as Fringe 2021 comes to an end:"After an extraordinary 25 days, the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has drawn to a close,... more
I'm not sure what I can add to what people who were also there have already said about Edinburgh this year except to agree. It was exceptionally chilled. It was nice not to have flyers thrust into... more
There is a big comedy contingent on this week's run of Richard Osman's House of Games. Lucy Beaumont, Shazia Mirza, Joe Thomas plus Jake Wood take on a series of quiz rounds selected by the host... more
Comedian Sean Lock’s sitcom 15 Storeys High will be available to watch on @BBCiPlayer from later today (Friday). The BBC Press Office tweeted the announcement earlier today. Fans have... more