13 Sep
02:49
Josephine Lacey is self-funding her own special at Top Secret
Josephine Lacey plays Autism Mama for the last time on 20 September at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London. She is paying for the…
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Industry Trends
Data-driven insights and emerging patterns in the comedy world, including shifts in performance formats, booking demand, city-level growth, and how the industry is evolving.
The running order
8 Sep
08:23
UK comics are down to 2.5 gigs a week as 14 tours launch at once
Fourteen tours opened in one week and Chortle listed 6,112 events On Sunday 6 September, Daniel Kitson opened a tour called Thrum at the Junction…
3 Sep
20:12
Fringe artist fund falls to £40,000 and comics top up the prizes
The Keep it Fringe fund paid 180 Edinburgh artists £2,500 each in 2025, a total of £450,000. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport put…
27 Aug
03:16
Your comedy flyer now has to include the £1.50 booking fee
A free show with a price on it Buried in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s guidance to artists this year is a sample listing for a…
26 Aug
19:35
Comedy bookers could need a £10 licence, MPs told
Ten quid to be a booker “I think a licence would be good and just make sure it’s very accessible, like maybe 10 quid to…
24 Aug
08:29
UK comedians earned £21,143 in 2025, down £5,635 on 2024
Seventeen per cent of them made nothing at all Seventeen per cent of the comedians who filled in the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey earned…
16 Apr
02:04
Why Midnight Comedy Shows Perform So Well
The comedy world’s biggest misconception is that nobody wants to laugh at midnight. Wrong. Late-night comedy shows are quietly becoming the highest-revenue time slots on…
4 Apr
19:32
The Rise of Hybrid Comedy Formats: How Comedians Are Blending Stand-Up With Storytelling, Characters, and Multimedia
Stand-up used to be simple. You stand. You talk. People laugh. That was the job. That’s not what’s happening anymore. The comedians killing it right…
30 Mar
04:44
Secondary Cities Comedy: Where Comedians Get Booked and Paid
Most comedians have the same five-year plan. Move to New York, Los Angeles, or London. Build a following. Get spotted. Make it. It’s the dream…
28 Mar
13:43
Comedy Podcasting: Why Podcasts Are the New Resume
Introduction Five years ago, if you told a comedian they could build a career from their bedroom with a microphone and Zoom, they’d laugh. Today,…
