Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee

State of Play: Live comedy

Status: Open Opened: 31 Mar 2025

The state of live comedy will be the focus of the opening session of the Committee's work aimed at spotlighting previously unheard issues and challenges. The session is the first in a series of hearings to be held as part of the State of Play inquiry , which invited everyone – from those in the …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
29 Apr 2025 Dr Sharon Lockyer · Centre for Comedy Studies Research, Brunel University London, Geoff Rowe BEM · Live Comedy Association, Jessica Toomey · Frog and Bucket, Kate Cheka, Lynne Parker · Funny Women CIC, Matt Forde View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
30 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Media and A…
26 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries…
18 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Media and A…