https://opencomedy.com/news/comedy-gigs-per-week-fall/Open Comedyen2026-09-08T08:23:00+00:00UK comics are down to 2.5 gigs a week as 14 tours launch at once https://opencomedy.com/news/empire-nights-hackney-empire-maddix/Open Comedyen2026-09-08T08:22:46+00:00Jamali Maddix gets the run of Hackney Empire’s 1,275 seats https://opencomedy.com/news/bbc-new-comedy-awards-coventry-heats/Open Comedyen2026-09-06T20:47:44+00:00BBC New Comedy Awards heats put 30 comics on six free Coventry shows https://opencomedy.com/news/fringe-2027-dates-not-moving/Open Comedyen2026-09-06T12:55:33+00:00Fringe says no to moving 2027, schools go back on 18 August