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…
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27 Aug
03:00
All six Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees play Monkey Barrel or Pleasance
Four at Monkey Barrel, two at Pleasance Chris Cantrill’s Rewilding goes on at 12:10 in the afternoon at Monkey Barrel Comedy’s Tron room, which is…
27 Aug
02:59
Kate Smurthwaite gets three Malcolm Hardee nods for a free show
An act at this year’s Fringe bought a domain that sounds almost exactly like the UK’s biggest comedy news site, then posted a six-star review…
26 Aug
19:48
How to film a comedy clip that bookers actually watch
“We love hosts, but not in your clip.” That line is sitting in a festival submission guide written by Ariel Julie. It exists because so…
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…
26 Aug
08:42
How to handle a heckler without losing the rest of the room
Sally Holloway spent over a decade on the circuit braced for one particular shout out of the dark. When she added it up for Chortle…
26 Aug
08:42
Crudi Dench takes the £1,500 Bannerett Award at Bannerman’s
The deal Crudi Dench offers an audience at the Iron Belly is simple. They’ll crowd-surf naked if the show manages to solve one caller’s problem.…
25 Aug
15:59
Writing a tight five that survives King Gong’s three red cards
Thirty comics, five minutes each, three red cards The Comedy Store’s King Gong runs on the last Monday of every month. The club’s own listing…
25 Aug
15:51
Garry Starr puts £1,600 in so every ISH nominee gets £100
The hundred quid only exists if you’re standing in the room There’s a £100 note with your name on it at the Counting House on…
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…
