Saved: Newcastle City Hall to avoid closure as council pledges £600,000 for arts sector pot
Newcastle City Hall will sidestep a £100m cutback by Newcastle City Council after leader Nick Forbes pledged £600,000 towards Tyneside’s under-threat arts sector.
Spared the axe? Comedy venues could survive arts funding cut
String of North East comedy venues could be spared the axe after 100% cuts scrapped…
The Week in Comedy: Rowan Atkinson, Cardinal Burns & Cuckoo
Andrew Dipper digs deep into the morning papers for a brief round-up of this week’s comedy chatter.
EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Francis in talks over new sitcom
Show would be “a Family Guy inspired trip into the mind of the gag merchant.”
Raw & Uncut: Comedy Store series set for nationwide cinema release
Cinemas across the north will be screening stand-up comedy for the first time later this month.
The Stand launch Newcastle Kids Comedy Club
On Sunday 17 February, The Stand launches the Newcastle Kids Comedy Club, where kids can have as much fun as the adults do.
The Week in Comedy: Roy Walker, Jerry Sadowitz & Dawn French
This week Roy Walker makes a comeback, Jerry Sadowitz does swearing and Dawn French goes for a jog.
Altitude Comedy Festival 2013 – the line-up revealed
John Bishop, Marcus Brigstocke and Andrew Maxwell are heading to Altitude this spring.
