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The 8 best comedy podcasts around right now
Christ alive, we could all do with a laugh. Fortunately, take a wander into the podcast world and you'll soon be ankle-deep in funny stuff. Where to start, though?
Esquire, 18th April 2020Dane Baptiste podcast signs to Acast
Fresh from the launch of his brand new live show The Chocolate Chip, Dane Baptiste's hit podcast - Dane Baptiste Questions Everything - has been snapped up by the world's biggest podcast company Acast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd March 2020TV review: The Stand Up Sketch Show, series 2 episode 4
If they cut down the show to four comedians, giving them five or six minutes each, and made sure that the routines they wished to perform actually benefited from being acted out then this could be a great show. But as it is, it just doesn't work three quarters of the time, the visual element all too often adds absolutely nothing to the material, and the choice of comedian really needs to be improved upon if it's to be a show worthy of anyone's time.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 18th March 202015 funniest shows at the Glasgow Comedy Festival
Here's our pick of the shows for the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2020.
The Herald, 7th March 2020New Edinburgh Fringe shows go on sale
A new batch of Fringe shows at the Pleasance, including Dane Baptiste, Paul Merton, NewsRevue and Wizard Presents, are now on sale.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2020Dane Baptiste interview
"I'm not an angry black man, I'm an angry man who happens to be black."
Bruce Dessau, i Newspaper, 10th February 2020Comedy Central orders three new web series
Comedy Central has today announced one brand new and two returning series for its online platforms. Transaction, Dragony Aunts and Comedians Solve World Problems will be published later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2020Top comedy shows for 2020
A funny feast of fun ahead from Godley to Godliman and Alexei to Lexx.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th December 2019Art exhibition showcasing work by comedians opens
Art Is The Best Medicine, an exhibition showcasing the artwork of comedians, has opened in London. It runs until 20th December.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019