BBC to record a new TV stand-up show
Six regional shows to give the circuit a shot in the arm
21/07/2020 … The BBC has announced a new stand-up series designed to support grassroots comedy talent hammered by the Covid-19 crisis.
Tue 21 July 2020
Paddy McGuinness to host new BBC game show
I Can See Your Voice to air next year
21/07/2020 … Paddy McGuinness has been announced as the host of BBC One's new music game show I Can See Your Voice.
Mon 20 July 2020
Michael Spicer's Room Next Door mentioned in Parliament
Odd honour during an international trade debate
20/07/2020 … Michael Spicer has achieved a rare, if dubious honour - being mentioned in the House of Commons.
Rachel Parris and Nish Kumar on Hello America
Suggesting the US needs its own royal family
20/07/2020 … Nish Kumar has been reunited with Mash Report co-star Rachel Parris on his topical US series, Hello America.
© BBC/Open Mike Productions Live At The Apollo put on hold
16th series won't be taped this year
20/07/2020 … The next series of Live At The Apollo – its 16th – has been put on hold because of coronavirus.
Chortle's Fast Fringe is back!
This year's comedy showcase is a digital download
20/07/2020 … Chortle’s Fast Fringe is back - as a virtual event.
Ricky Gervais backs comedy club fundraiser
'Not with money, just this shitty little video...'
20/07/2020 … Ricky Gervais has backed a fundraising campaign for the comedy club that gave him his first paid stand-up gig.
© Vico Films The Young Offenders, series 3
20/07/2020 … Famously, one of the mantras of the Seinfeld writers was ‘no learning’: whatever happened to their selfish characters, they would display zero emotional…