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James Acaster pelted with Maltesers in copycat heckle incident
Wednesday 27th September 2023
James Acaster appears to have been the victim of a copycat heckle and confectionery assault, nine years after the original incident, after having Maltesers thrown at him on stage on Monday night.
BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 heats details
Thursday 31st August 2023
Tickets are now available to watch the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 heats in Sunderland, Leith, Ballymena, Bethnal Green, Nottingham and Bangor.
Birmingham billboard celebrates city's comedy legends
Monday 15th May 2023
Joe Lycett, Meera Syal, Lenny Henry, Frank Skinner and Julie Walters are depicted in a digital mural in Birmingham to promote Sky's Comedy Rep festival.
Gareth Richards' Edinburgh show becomes fundraiser for his family
Wednesday 10th May 2023
Gareth Richards' Edinburgh Fringe show has been turned into a benefit for his family, after the musical comic died following a car crash last month. A Show For Gareth Richards will feature Nick Helm, Iain Stirling, Jo Caulfield and many more and is being booked by his friends Mark Simmons and Danny Ward.
Joz Norris, Benjamin Alborough, John-Luke Roberts to record specials
Wednesday 10th May 2023
Go Faster Stripe is to record a series of comedy specials at Moth Club on Sunday 16th July. Joz Norris, Ben Target, John-Luke Roberts, Benjamin Alborough and Sean Morley are involved.
Eddie Izzard to perform one-woman Hamlet
Tuesday 18th April 2023
Eddie Izzard is seeking to follow up her one-woman staging of Great Expectations with a theatrical production of Hamlet in which she once again plays all of the characters.
Bath New Act 2023 finalists announced
Thursday 13th April 2023
The twelve finalists competing in tomorrow's Bath Comedy New Act Of The Year 2023 award have been confirmed.
Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2023 nominees announced
Friday 31st March 2023
Scott Agnew, Paul Black, Janey Godley, Craig Hill, Kieran Hodgson and Susie McCabe are up for the inaugural Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award.
Spitting Image The Musical transfers to the West End in May
Thursday 23rd March 2023
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical will run at London's Phoenix Theatre from 24th May to 26th August 2023.
Bethany Black, Rob Kemp and Wil Hodgson recording stand-up specials
Saturday 11th March 2023
Go Faster Stripe are recording a clutch of stand-up specials over the next month, including shows from Bethany Black, Rob Kemp, Wil Hodgson, Stephen Carlin, Joe Wells and Steve Hall.