You can hear Ed’s celebration of Dave Allen on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday, July 28th at 10 pm. Ed talks about the influence of Allen’s work on his early life, and the importance of Allen as a standup (or sitdown) comedian and storyteller.

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The show is part of BBC Radio 2′s excellent comedy series. Don’t forget that you can listen again to these shows, even if you’re outside the UK.

The venues have received their allocations and their phone lines are ready for your call.

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Don’t leave it too late to book, because the tickets will sell quickly.

See Ed flex his intellectual muscles on Question Time with David Dimbleby on Thursday night.

Ed will be one of Lauren’s guests on Sunday on her special weekend show, live from the Glastonbury Festival. Listen in on BBC 6 Music, or hear the show again on iPlayer.

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Don’t forget that you can use iPlayer to listen to radio shows even if you’re outside the UK.

Tickets for Warming up in the Cold (October 24th – November 16th) will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 5th. From that date, tickets will be available from individual venues as well as from SeeTickets.com.

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However, regular website readers and Twitter followers have the chance to get ahead of the rush, because they can use this exclusive priority booking link RIGHT NOW to get tickets.

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Ed’s really looking forward to these shows–not only will they give him a chance to use his new material, he’ll get to try out his new base layers.

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Check the Live Dates page for the full list of gigs and individual venue details.

Scottish fans might also like to know that Ed will be on Susan Calman’s Funny Friends on BBC Radio Scotland on Friday, June 25th at 11:30 am (12:00 pm in the Highlands and Islands).

Watch out for Ed in the pilot of a new comedy drama, Reunited, to be shown on BBC1 on Wednesday, June 30th at 9pm.

The show was created and written by Mike Bullen (Cold Feet), produced by Rosemary McGowan (Life of Riley, Happiness), and directed by Simon Delaney (Cold Feet), and stars Ed along with all the fine people you can see here.

Those of you who are markering your name on a tent right now to protect it from thieves might like to know that Ed’s playing the Cabaret Tent at Glastonbury this year.

Those of you who’d rather not have anything to do with muck and all-night generator noise will be just as glad to know that he’s also playing at less full-on festivals, like the Llangollen Comedy Festival, Wales (June 10-13), the Ealing Comedy Festival, London (July 16-23), and the Carlsberg Comedy Carnival, Dublin (July 22-25).

Even more far-sighted and sun-hating fans might like to know that you can already buy tickets for Rock With Laughter, Birmingham, (December 10-12), where Ed will be appearing on the bill alongside such luminaries as Lenny Henry, Alan Carr, and Jo Brand, as well as musical acts Björn Again, Beverley Knight, Adrian Edmondson & the Bad Shepherds, the mighty SLADE, and festival favourite Rolf Harris and his band.

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You can find booking details for all these events on the Live Dates page.

Ed spoke at yesterday’s protest against the proposed closure of BBC 6 Music. The Independent on Sunday today includes an article about the event and a nice quote from Ed about how the BBC fulfils different needs for different people. Ed has been an avid supporter and listener of 6 Music since the station came on the air, and, like thousands of other people, reckons the UK’s listening landscape would be a poorer place without it.

Want to buy Different Class in Australia or the Benelux countries? Well, now you can!

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Check the DVD page for details of international outlets.

Ed’s next telly appearance will be on The Grumpy Guide to the 80s, which you can see on BBC2 on Monday, May 10th, at 9pm.