Comedy still barred from reopened pubs
Specific ban on comedians after lockdown is loosened
24/06/2020 … Comedy shows are still not allowed in pubs or bars despite the latest lockdown restrictions, the government has confirmed.
Wed 24 June 2020
Eddie Izzard cast in Dan Brown TV series
Playing a museum boss in Da Vinci Code prequel Langdon
24/06/2020 … Eddie Izzard has been cast in a major American TV drama based on a Dan Brown novel.
Netflix renews #blackAF
Second series for Kenya Barris comedy
24/06/2020 … Netflix has renewed #blackAF for a second season.
Jack Whitehall to star in sci-fi comedy movie
From Sacha Baron Cohen’s co-writer Ant Hines
24/06/2020 … Jack Whitehall is to star in a sci-fi comedy movie from Sacha Baron Cohen’s long-term collaborator Ant Hines.
Tue 23 June 2020
Scantastic Frank!
Academics make a 3D virtual model of Sidebottom's head
23/06/2020 … It’s not normally the sort of thing archaeologists concern themselves with – but academics in Liverpool have created an accurate, high-res, 3D model…
Seinfeld Lego! The perfect Festivus gift
Sitcom stars and set to be rendered in plastic brick
23/06/2020 … Seinfeld is to be released as an official Lego set.
Jeff Ross: 'I have never had a sexual relationship with a minor'
'Roastmaster General' comic strenuously denies allegations
23/06/2020 … American comedian Jeff Ross has strongly denied allegations that he had a relationship with an underage girl more than 20 years ago.
© BBC What was the name of the pub in Early Doors?
23/06/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.