Jesting About returns to BBC Radio Newcastle
The show will air on BBC Newcastle every Monday at 5.30pm for 6 weeks. It will also be available on the iPlayer.
Reece Shearsmith to appear at Latitude Festival
The writer and actor, who also created and starred in Psychoville and The League of Gentlemen, will join Josie Long and Robin Ince in conversation, alongside comic Rufus Hound.
BBC announces lineup for 2016 Salford Sitcom Showcase
Held in MediaCityUK, Salford, and running over two nights from 6.30pm until 8.00pm, studio audiences will be treated to live theatrical performances of three exciting new projects, as well as an exclusive screening of a comedy pilot.
Lineup revealed for Darlington Comedy Festival 2016
The festival’s lineup features a headline show from a top TV comic, eight double-header shows starring fifteen comedy performers, a Hilarity Bites club night, two free shows, a comedy chat show, a kid’s comedy club and a new act competition.
Reginald D Hunter in four-night Northumberland run
Punch Drunk Comedy club has will welcome Hunter for four gigs in four neighbouring towns, with a portion of the shows’ profits benefiting local charities.
Noel Fielding turns Japanese
The 60 minute show, tentatively titled Only in Japan, will see Fielding delve into Japanese popular culture.
Grint and Frost for new Sky Atlantic comedy
Sick Note, a brand new comedy about how desperate a person’s actions can become when a lie starts to spiral out of control, will see Harry Potter star Grint star alongside Frost and Don Johnson.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards bag new sponsor
For the past six years the awards have been sponsored by Foster’s. For 25 years after the awards’ inception in 1981 they were known as the ‘Perriers’, before a three-year deal was struck with Intelligent Finance.
