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Live comedy will receive government funding

Live comedy is eligible for the government's £1.57billion arts lifeline package, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed.

British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2020

Bill Bailey on finding laughs in lockdown

"I've turned the Skype ringtone into a dance track"

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 16th July 2020

A seriously silly history of art and comedy colliding

Can comedy ever be art? From the crucifixion in puppet form to Vic Reeves on dada, we celebrate the daftness that can ensue when one spills over into the other.

Hettie Judah, The Guardian, 16th July 2020

Steve N Allen: Standing up for live comedy

In the UK, we pride ourselves on our sense of humour. If you love something you have to put some work in to keep it alive.

Swindon Advertiser, 14th July 2020

Noel Fielding sells 'bizarre painting' for nearly £1000

He shares his unusual and abstract paintings with fans over Instagram. And now Noel Fielding has reportedly sold a bizarre portrait of Ed Sheeran at London's Saatchi Gallery for nearly £1,000.

Daily Mail, 14th June 2020

Paul Sinha shares amazing drunken wedding video

Paul Sinha has shared an amazing drunken video from his wedding as he and husband Olly Levy attempted a duet.

The happy couple are seen with their arms around each other as they sing and sway along to the music, as their friends watch on.

Zara Zubeidi, The Sun, 12th June 2020

Infinite Monkey Cage to trial remote virtual audience recordings

Radio 4 panel show The Infinite Monkey Cage is to be the first to trial a BBC remote virtual audience recording system. Audience members will be able to watch the recording via Zoom, where their laughter will be recorded.

British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2020

Fringe companies plead for public funding bail-out

Assembly, Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Summerhall and Pleasance are among the signatories to a letter to a Holyrood inquiry into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which warns that long-running Fringe companies face "considerable costs to survive" with no income and little or no financial reserves.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 27th May 2020

David Baddiel to feature in Summer Reading Challenge

The Reading Agency has revealed the initial line-up of ambassadors for its Summer Reading Challenge 2020, including Jacqueline Wilson, David Baddiel and Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell.

Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 27th May 2020

Bath Comedy Festival launches crowdfunding campaign

To allow the organisers to continue to bring first class comedy to Bath a GoFundMe page has been set up.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th May 2020

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