The meaning of After Life...
See Ricky Gervais and cast discuss the show
02/09/2021 … Ricky Gervais and some of his After Life co-stars are to discuss the making of the Netflix show at an event in London later this month.
Thu 02 September 2021
Coming soon(ish): The authoritative guide to stand-up
Academic Oliver Double edits major book on live comedy
02/09/2021 … Stand-up turned comedy researcher Oliver Double is putting together an authoritative academic guide to the artform.
Joe Rogan gets Covid
...after telling young listeners they needn't get vaccinated
02/09/2021 … Comedian Joe Rogan – who has advised some of his podcast listeners against getting the Covid vaccine – has tested positive for the virus.
BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama Bump
Hit series about a teenage mum
02/09/2021 … The BBC has acquired the Australian comedy-drama Bump, about an ambitious teenage girl who has a surprise baby.
'I've had some heckles in my time...'
Comedian’s gig interrupted by couple having sex
02/09/2021 … Zoom gigs come with all sorts of added challenges for a comedian.
Fleabags of money
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's firm nets £22million in 20 months
02/09/2021 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been pulling in more than £1million a month for the past two years, newly released accounts show.
The Nag's Head opens for business
With beer at 83p a pint to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses
02/09/2021 … Only Fools & Horses star Gwyneth Strong, who played Rodney’s wife Cassandra, has opened a recreation of the sitcom’s Nags Head pub in London.
Wed 01 September 2021
© BBC/Expectation When is Alma’s Not Normal's coming to TV?
BBC gives launch date for Sophie Willan’s sitcom
01/09/2021 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal begins on BBC Two on Monday September 13 at 10pm, the broadcaster has announced.