John Oliver scoops a Peabody
As does Hasan Minhaj, SNL and more...
19/04/2018 … John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up special, and Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, about a pioneering female comedian of the 1950s, have all won Peabody…
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Thu 19 April 2018
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions When is Car Share coming back?
Peter Kay reveals broadcast dates of final two episodes
19/04/2018 … Peter Kay has confirmed the air dates for the final two episodes of his sitcom Car Share.
Nerds on film
Science comedy team to tape a new DVD
19/04/2018 … Festival Of The Spoken Nerd are to release their latest show You Can’t Polish A Nerd on DVD.
© Just For Laughs Jimmy Carr announces Montreal run
As part of Just For Laughs festival
19/04/2018 … Jimmy Carr is to perform a run of his solo show at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival this summer.
Wed 18 April 2018
© Harald Krichel/CC-BY-4.0 Idris Elba to star in Netflix comedy
18/04/2018 … Idris Elba is to star as a DJ in a semi-autobiographical comedy for Netflix.
© Just For Laughs Andy Kindler joins comedy movie
Playing a trainer in The Fiddling Horse
18/04/2018 … Comedian Andy Kindler is set to star in The Fiddling Horse, a new dark comedy movie from director CJ Wallis.
Richard Herring signs a book deal for his Emergency Questions
Biggest volume yet out in October
18/04/2018 … Richard Herring has landed a publishing deal for his Emergency Questions.
© travelmag.com/CC-BY-2.0 TV goes inside the Comedy Cellar
For new series based around the legendary comics' table
18/04/2018 … A new TV show is to be filmed around the famed ‘comics’ table’ at New York’s Comedy Cellar.