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Josie Long announces 2023 tour Re-Enchantment
Comedian Josie Long is to tour a new show in 2023, after having her second child.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022Frankie Boyle's New World Order, BBC Two preview
There has also been talk recently that without Mock The Week where will comedians who are not ready for Live At The Apollo get their TV breaks. Well, maybe New World Order is one of the answers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th October 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 202250 Edinburgh shows picked by a true comedy lover
A bit of a change for our Edinburgh preview feature today. Rather than based on any theme, these are 50 shows chosen by comedy connoisseur Corry Shaw.
Corry Shaw, Chortle, 28th July 2022Josie Long: Scottish independence is the 'dream scenario'
Scottish independence is the "dream scenario" for UK politics, an English comedian has said after moving north of the Border.
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 25th July 2022Josie Long: 'I'd love to see someone defend free speech for left-wing activists'
The comedian talks about moving to Glasgow, being diagnosed with ADHD, and convincing people not to vote Tory.
Michael Horgan, The Guardian, 24th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Edinburgh festival 2022: 50 shows to see
Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival's comedy, theatre and dance.
Brian Logan, Mark Fisher and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 6th July 2022What does 'alternative comedy' mean in 2022?
A scene that started as a counter to straight stand-up at the end of the 1970s is still hard to peg - but it's much more than just weird stuff that doesn't work on telly.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 29th June 2022BBC New Comedy Award wants to find new faces to make us laugh now
Satire is everywhere and a fresh generation of comics are ripping up the rules.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 22nd May 2022