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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‘Dancing is like comedy; timing is everything’
Chris Ramsey second-from-bottom on his Strictly debut […]
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Fern-y or die
The week’s comedy on demand […]
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London Hughes: ‘There are no black female household names in the UK, bar Naomi Campbell’
From Lizzo to Prince Charles to race and the British standup circuit, the rising comic lets rip London Hughes is the talk of the town. Every town. At this year’s Edinburgh festival fringe, her […]
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Dan Soder to release new hour special on HBO
More stand up special news! Dan Soder will be debuting a new stand up special for HBO. The special, which… MORE Dan Soder to release new hour special on HBO appeared first on The Laugh […]
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Between Two Ferns the movie is out today on Netflix
When the idea of a movie adaptation of Between Two Ferns was announced, many people were curious as to what it… MORE Between Two Ferns the movie is out today on Netflix appeared […]
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Funny Women final 2019
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London […]
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Alan Davies and Aisling Bea do EastEnders
From QI […]
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Jen Brister: ‘My mother-in-law once served us chicken pie and custard’
The standup, author and actor on the things that make her laugh the mostHas to be Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read it on holiday with a mate and laughed so hard I annoyed her to the […]
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Mark Normand knows the pain of phone addiction
“Kevin Hart” (who looked an awful lot like Mark Normand) went on The Tonight Show last night and delivered a tight… MORE Mark Normand knows the pain of phone addiction […]
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Romesh Ranganathan review – entertaining grouchiness from TV’s Mr Ubiquitous
Royal Concert Hall, NottinghamIf the domesticity subject matter is well-worn, the Crawley comic’s vivacity keeps it freshYou know your career has taken off when you become – as Romesh […]
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Rob Brydon cast in BBC One’s The Snail And The Whale
With Cariad Lloyd as the teacher […]
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Jennifer Saunders to star in Blithe Spirit tour
The new stage version of Blithe Spirit, starring Jennifer Saunders, will return next year for an English tour and a run in the West End. […]
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Why one girls’ school is teaching its pupils stand-up
Comedy gives valuable skills for the outside world […]
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Jennifer Saunders takes her happy medium to the West End
…plus regional dates for her Blithe Spirit reviva […]
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Funny Women Awards 2019 winners
Laura Smyth, Teresa Burns, Samantha Lyden, Lydia Rynne, Laura Seixas and Hannah Brackenbury won prizes at the Funny Women Awards 2019. […]
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Laura Smyth wins Funny Women Award
New comic will be mentored by Jo Brand […]
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Deon Cole’s Netflix special coming out October 8th
Netflix has been on top of their game this past week, with announcing the October comedy specials of Nikki Glaser,… MORE Deon Cole’s Netflix special coming out October 8th appeared […]
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Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham […]
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Seann William Scott expected Dude, Where’s my Car? to be Oscar bait
We all know that the Academy Awards regularly snubs comedians. As great as it would be if they recognized those… MORE Seann William Scott expected Dude, Where’s my Car? to be Oscar […]
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Sue Perkins to host nature-based Radio 4 show
Pilot to be taped at London Zoo […]