BBC Comedy Festival 2024 sessions revealed
Monday 8th April 2024
The BBC Comedy Festival 2024 will be in Glasgow on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May, with speakers set to include Armando Iannucci, Jennifer Saunders and Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith.
Tom Jordan appointed creative director of comedy at Tiger Aspect
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Here We Go producer Tom Jordan is joining Tiger Aspect as the production company's new creative director of comedy.
Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy shortlist announced
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Eight plays have been shortlisted for the inaugural Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy.
Heather Basten wins Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award
Thursday 22nd February 2024
Heather Basten has won the trophy for Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series at the Casting Directors' Guild Awards, for her work on Dreaming Whilst Black.
Christina Riggs & Peter Tellouche are BBC Studios' 2024 staff writers
Thursday 22nd February 2024
BBC Studios has announced that Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche are the comedy writers selected for its year-long staff writing contracts.
David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2024 writing competition opens
Friday 16th February 2024
The annual comedy writing competition run by the David Nobbs Memorial Trust is now open for entries, with the deadline set as 17th March.
Bingo Comedy Caller 2024 competition launched by Dabbers
Thursday 15th February 2024
Dabber's Social Bingo, the London-based alternative bingo hall, has launched its Bingo Comedy Caller competition, which features a £1000 prize.
Emily Allen joins Sky Studios as comedy commissioner
Monday 12th February 2024
Sky Studios has announced it has signed Emily Allen as its new commissioning executive for comedy.
BBC Comedy Festival 2024 confirmed for 22nd - 24th May in Glasgow
Monday 5th February 2024
The BBC's third comedy festival - featuring panel sessions and masterclasses for comedy creators - will take place in Glasgow between Wednesday 22nd and Friday 24th May 2024.
Edinburgh Fringe to launch 'festival village' rooms for participants
Monday 5th February 2024
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced a new partnership with Queen Margaret University to provide an accommodation option for hundreds of Fringe participants as part of a new 'festival village' during August. Rooms will be priced at £269.50 per week, with the campus a six-minute train ride away from Waverley Station.