25 Sep
01:03
The £1 comedy ticket levy: what music’s grassroots scheme actually paid out
On 13 May 2025, Mark Davyd of Music Venue Trust sat in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. He did the sum out…
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25 Sep
01:00
BBC Comedy and Liverpool Film Office Open Five Funded Sitcom Script Slots
Five funded slots, a Monday deadline in November, and a bouncer on the door. BBC Comedy and Liverpool Film Office want original 30-minute comedy concepts…
24 Sep
16:36
Richard Herring is ending RHLSTP, and the promo ladder loses a rung
“We’re no longer really earning enough from ads to pay everyone properly.” That line comes from Richard Herring’s own Substack. It’s the part of the…
24 Sep
16:35
Richard Osman’s final House of Games week is all comedians – and Michael Sheen takes over
The four chairs for Richard Osman’s last week of House of Games have gone to comedians. Chortle reported on 23 September that Miles Jupp, Cariad…
23 Sep
13:48
Channel 4 folds comedy into drama, and 340 jobs go with it
The brief is still up, and it still wants 2028 The Channel 4 comedy brief has sat on the broadcaster’s 4Producers site for months. It…
23 Sep
13:48
Leicester Comedy Festival: nil assets against £184,510 owed, and comedians on the creditors list
Kirsty Munro is down for £3,510. Alfie Moore’s company is listed at £2,886, Alexis Dubus’s at £2,034, Jason Neale at £1,808. Those four names sit…
22 Sep
11:24
BBC Cuts 11 That Mitchell and Webb Look Sketches on iPlayer
That Mitchell and Webb Look has returned to BBC iPlayer for its 20th anniversary with all four series present and 11 sketches missing. That is…
21 Sep
16:49
How Three Comics Turned Fringe Budgets Into Lost On The Road
Three comics have turned the money they say would have paid for their combined Edinburgh Fringe runs into an 88-minute comedy film. Matthew Highton, Briony…
21 Sep
16:48
Short Com 2026 Brings 53 Comedy Shorts to London
By River Leanox Fifty-three selected comedy shorts are being squeezed into four London screenings this week. By the weekend, the audience will be watching them…
21 Sep
16:48
How to Turn Your Edinburgh Fringe Show Into a Targeted Tour Pitch
Is your Fringe show ready to tour? A Fringe show is ready to tour when you can show that an audience may want it and…
