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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Amy Schumer documentary picked up by HBO Max
Ahead of the spring 2020 launch, HBO Max has announced they’ve acquired their newest item. Amy Schumer’s new documentary, Expecting… MORE Amy Schumer documentary picked up by […]
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Jim Jefferies to create a put pilot for NBC
Jim Jefferies, one of the hottest comedians around today and host of The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central, is… MORE Jim Jefferies to create a put pilot for NBC appeared first on The […]
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Darren Harriott: ‘The funniest film? Taken 3, it’s terrible’
The standup, Newsjack host and Fighting Talk panel member on the things that make him laugh the mostPatrice O’Neal is my favourite comic EVER. His last special, Elephant in the Room, is […]
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Paul O’Grady to pilot Saturday night show
Paul O’Grady is to pilot a new comedy entertainment show called Paul O’Grady’s Saturday Night Line-Up. […]
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Jim Jefferies set to star in his own US sitcom
Playing a fictionalised version of himself […]
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Finally! Red Dwarf movie IS happening
Feature-length special for Dav […]
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Red Dwarf to return for two hour special
Red Dwarf is returning to Dave in 2020 for a two hour special. The channel will also air a new three-part documentary series about the hit sitcom. […]
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Stephen Colbert isn’t going anywhere (until at least 2023)
Fans of The Late Show rejoice! Today it was reported by Deadline that host Stephen Colbert has signed a deal… MORE Stephen Colbert isn’t going anywhere (until at least 2023) […]
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Leicester Fest to work with elderly audiences
Leicester Comedy Festival has received a grant from The Baring Foundation to expand its reach to older audiences. […]
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Comic Relief launches monthly club night
Comic Relief has announced the launch of its own monthly comedy night in Central London. […]
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Jonathan Pie: The Fake News Tour
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Hexagon, Reading […]
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Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Museum Of Comedy, London […]
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Netflix scales back its spending on stand-up
Could the bubble be bursting? […]
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James Veitch gets a peach of a job
Hosting the Bafta Britannia Awards in LA […]
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Josh Widdicombe review – the fine art of whingeing
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend The focus stays on the everyday as the standup works himself into a shrill rage. It would get repetitive if he wasn’t so good at it‘I realise that this show is […]
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Tim Key and Daisy-May Cooper to star in Witchfinder comedy
‘One of the best double-acts in British comedy’ […]
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Miranda celebration to be taped at the London Palladium
More details of reunion show […]
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BBC Two to launch new comedy series The Witchfinder
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper will star in The Witchfinder, a new BBC Two comedy series created by Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons. […]
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‘God, I was disgusting!’ – Ali Wong on why women’s bodies are the last taboo
The standup behind Baby Cobra found fame with her candid material on sex and pregnancy. Back with a memoir, she talks about her work ethic, the taboo of miscarriage – and performing in front of […]
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How not to ask for a selfie with David Spade
Selfies. Sooner or later, everyone who is someone is going to be inundated with requests for the damned things. Some… MORE How not to ask for a selfie with David Spade appeared first on […]