Catherine Abbott grew up in the Midlands and is now based in Glasgow.  She has been directing for 15 years.  Her recent film Becoming Victoria Wood has just completed a cinema run and will be on U&Gold on 12th February.  Her other credits include Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution and Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet.  Her documentary profiling the satirist, writer and director Armando Iannucci (imagine…The Academy of Armando) was recognised by BAFTA Scotland in 2025. Image - UKTV / Rogan Productions / Phil McIntyre / Victoria Wood Personal Archive 

After 8 sell-out live showcases and 2 sell-out sketch show runs and a collaboration with Funny Women and Gobby Girls , FPC have announced their first ever Film and TV Script Festival.

"Without trust in government, I think it will sustain because I think people fundamentally understand, we have to save ourselves and we get the government we work for and demand and ask for."

After a completely sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Siblings are bringing their most raucous show yet, Dreamweavers to London’s @SohoTheatre Maddy and Marina Bye are back as SIBLINGS with a deliriously funny sketch comedy. The award-winning comedy duo and IRL sisters have also just announced their tour across UK and Europe, kicking off in 2026. Read @siblingscomedy Q&A on our website!

The queen of comedy, renowned-broadcaster, actor, and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax has announced a brand new UK tour with Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous, also featuring her long-time collaborator Clive Tulloh.

Bea’s secretly working three full-time jobs. All at the same time. And she’s still financially f*cked. Between looking after luxury flats to dogsitting the world’s ugliest pooch, she’s neck-deep in employers and it’s only a matter of time until someone finds out she’s breaking all her contracts.

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Judy Lynn Tenuta — also known as The Love Goddess, The Petite Flower, and Aphrodite of the Accordion, etc. — is the first woman in history to win in the ​​Best Female Stand-Up Comic category at The A...

Following a sold-out and hugely-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the all-female sketch sensation returns with a brand-new show: Gobby Girls: The After Party. Taking to the stage at Soho Theatre for three nights only.

Funny Women talk to Nina Conti about her quirky directorial debut 'Sunlight', A hilariously dark and unconventional love story, following two people on the edge of life who find purpose and romance through an unlikely connection, escaping the darkness in search of some sunlight.