James Veitch to front US comedy show
Lisa Kudrow and Kristen Schaal among the guests
02/03/2020 … British stand-up James Veitch is to host a comedy show on new US streaming service Quibi.
Mon 02 March 2020
Standing Up, Falling Down
New film about a failing open-spot comedian, reviewed by Jay Richardson
02/03/2020 … Films about stand-ups tend to focus on the unsuccessful – mindful of the difficulty, perhaps, of recreating those lightning-in-a-bottle moments of the best…
New podcast from John Kearns and Mat Ewins
02/03/2020 … Mat Ewins and John Kearns are launching an improvised podcast in which they attempt solve some of the world’s biggest mysteries.
Netflix to stage the world's starriest comedy festival
Jack Whitehall, Russell Howard, Alan Carr and more to represent the UK
02/03/2020 … Netflix has conquered the realm of the stand-up special – and now the streaming service is staging the most star-studded comedy festival there has ever…
© Rose d'Or Meet John Cleese... at a price
Comedy star offers personal video conversations
02/03/2020 … John Cleese is offering fans the chance to ‘meet’ him via video call for up to £235 a pop.
What is a dream?
02/03/2020 … The BBC has released an outtake from last week's episode of This Country.
Sun 01 March 2020
© Channel 4 Joe Lycett legally changes his name to Hugo Boss
Deed Poll action to wind up the fashion giant
01/03/2020 … Joe Lycett has legally changed his name to Hugo Boss in a bid to take on the fashion empire.
© UKTV I think the seaside does something to people…
Writers Martin Collins and Alex Finch on their new comedy Sandylands
01/03/2020 … This week Gold airs its new comedy Sandylands, featuring the likes of Sanjeev Bhaskhar, David Walliams, Simon Bird and Hugh Bonneville.