Discover what’s happening in the comedy world
Below we’ve pooled the latest stand-up news articles from our favourite websites into one easy to read place. Sources include Chortle, The British Comedy Guide, The Guardian, The Velvet Onion and The Laugh Button. To read the full article, simply click the article title or image and you’ll be taken to the publisher’s website.
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Rob Beckett review – class-based laughs from a cheeky chappie
Fairfield Halls, LondonThe perky comic provides plenty of material and eye-rolling at how the other half live but some of the jokes flatlineSome marry for love, some for money, and some – you […]
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Adam Kay goes on tour with his surgical stocking filler
The best of the week’s live comedy […]
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Freaks and Geeks comes to All4
The week’s comedy on demand […]
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Chris Ramsey’s salsa dip
Strictly judges like his moves… but he still ends up second from bottom […]
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I am haunted by the woman who piped up: ‘Can’t you just do your old stuff?’ | Romesh Ranganathan
Starting a new tour is difficult, and this time my pre-show anxiety has been the worst everI am on tour right now, and I have been looking forward to being on the road for the longest time. The […]
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“The Degenerates” to return December 31st
We’re getting an all new batch of Degenerates. As we previously reported, Netflix is returning for season two of their… MORE “The Degenerates” to return December 31st […]
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La Clique in Leicester Square
Gig review by Steve Bennett […]
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Ian Lara on why you should never date the crazy “ride or die” girl
Ian Lara killed it on The Tonight Show last night with his tight five which happened to be his late… MORE Ian Lara on why you should never date the crazy “ride or die” girl […]
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Last Of The Summer Wine star Jean Fergusson dies aged 74
Jean Fergusson, who played Marina in hundreds of episodes of Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 74. […]
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Last of the Summer Wine’s ‘Marina’ dies at 75
Jean Fergusson was also known for Coronation Street […]
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Sally Phillips making Swedish rom-com film
Sally Phillips is making a rom-com film in Sweden, based around a character who lives with Down’s Syndrome. […]
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Brooklyn 99 gets an eighth series
…before the seventh has even aired […]
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Mo’Nique sues Netflix over ‘sex and race discrimination’
Comic’s claims $500,000 offer for stand-up special was unfair […]
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“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” renewed for season 8
The good news for Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans just keep on coming. NINE-NINE! Today, it was announced that Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been… MORE “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” renewed for […]
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Beverly Hills Cop 4 is a go at Netflix
Netflix is back in the Eddie Murphy business once again, and this time, he’s taking Axel Foley with him! According… MORE Beverly Hills Cop 4 is a go at Netflix appeared first on The […]
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Tony Slattery to make a film about his mental health struggles
For BBC Two’s Horizon strand […]
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Tony Slattery to present mental health TV documentary
Tony Slattery is to front an episode of BBC Two’s Horizon documentary strand. His hour-long episode focuses on mental health. […]
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Comedian Jon Harvey to take on Boris Johnson as Count Binface
Comedian Jon Harvey – who previously stood against Theresa May in an election as Lord Buckethead – is now to take on Boris Johnson in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency as Count Binface. […]
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Eddie Murphy to make a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie
This time for Netflix […]
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Fern Brady: Power and Chaos review – a scattergun blast of cynicism
Soho theatre, LondonThe Scottish comic hits some acerbic highs with an oddly episodic set that hops from politics to porn to parenthood ‘Scary. Brutal. Forthright.” That’s how Fern […]