A special event will celebrate the life and legacy of much-loved comedian Jimmy Cricket featuring his wife, May Mulgrew, on Saturday 5 December at Showtown in Blackpool. My Life with Jimmy Cricket: Book Launch & In Conversation with his wife, will see…
Flo & Joan, aka Nicola and Rosie Dempsey, have announced that they will extend their sell-out tour to keep up with overwhelming demand from fans for tickets to experience their latest merging of music and comedy. The acclaimed double act will…
Bill Bailey and Rich Hall are among the acts lined up for the Allstars Festival taking place in Barbados in March 2027. Strictly Come Daning champion Bailey will appear on March 20 and Rich Hall, who has performed in Barbados before, will…
Award winning British stand up comedian and writer Shazia Mirza has announced a 14-date UK tour of her brand new show ‘PRUDE!’, travelling across the country from Thursday 11th March - Thursday 15th April 2027. 2027 UK TOUR: LISTINGS INFORMATION Tickets on general sale now…
On his latest show Graham welcomes Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino, Irish star Colin Farrell, British actor Gemma Chan, American comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, and British rock band Suede. Quentin, talking about his West End comedy The Popinjay…
BBC Sounds has commissioned Sober Companion, a brand new ten-part comedy drama starring Rob Delaney (Catastrophe, Bad Monkey) and Bel Powley (The Morning Show, A Small Light), produced by Merman Television Scotland. The story follows recovering addict and sober companion…
Beyond The Joke The Lowdown on Comedy - Comedian Musician Tony De Meur aka Ronnie Golden Has Died Comedy Promoter Darrell Martin Wins Forth Fringe Award Highly respected comedy promoter Darrell Martin has won the Forth Fringe Award with Watermans at…
US comedy Friends will return to Channel 4, its original UK home, in January 2027. The Emmy Award-winning sitcom follows six friends, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, and Joey, as they navigate life, love, and work in New York City. Since its…
Scottish comedy star Chris Forbes spent every afternoon of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe in a Santa hat, insisting to a room full of people in the heat of August that it was Christmas Eve. The show, Father Christmas, won him…
Rob talks about beef jerky; his wife’s love of rotisserie chickens; regional delicacies; and gaining a stone while filming in America. He also discusses his new show ‘Tempting Fortune’; touring; how dyslexia helped his comedy; his daughter being heckled; working…
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