Barnard Castle enters the Tonezone
Alternative comedy hero Tony Law has added a new North East date to his latest stand-up tour.
Andy Fury interview
“I put my comedy career on the line on more than one occasion by pulling gigs with promoters just so I could go and watch fixtures like West Auckland Town vs Skelmersdale United.”
Silly Billies kisses goodbye to the Cumberland
After a glorious 16-month reign at the Byker pub, Silly Billies are packing their bags and moving on to pastures new.
Behind The Curtain – with Hilarity Bites promoter Neil Jollie
“Eventually the bubble will burst with TV’s infatuation with comedy, and the live circuit has already started to constrict, but the quality shows and promoters will certainly continue and find an audience.”
BBC announce new Valentine’s comedy shorts
Bill Bailey, Matt Berry, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe, Limmy, Nick Helm, Modern Toss, Russ Abbott and Katy Wix to appear in new iPlayer comedy shorts.
Funtime Comedy returns to Manchester
The comedy club, ran by comic Chris Tavner, returns to the Strawberry Gardens in Droylsden on Thursday 29 January with another belting line-up. And best of all, it’s free.
Writers’ Guild award winners announced
Radio 4’s The Brig Society and BBC Three’s Him & Her were the big winners in tonight’s Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain Awards.
