Dolemite comedian's back catalogue up for auction
Rudy Ray Moore's tracks that influenced rap stars
28/08/2020 … His story was recently propelled into the spotlight thanks to the Eddie Murphy film Dolemite Is My Name.
Fri 28 August 2020
Jessie Cave: My tennis coach raped me at 14
'But I'm not defined by it,' comic tells her sister in frank podcast
28/08/2020 … Jessie Cave has revealed that she was raped by her former tennis coach at the age of 14.
Thu 27 August 2020
Stewart Lee and the petrified hand sanitiser
Museum donation joins Bobby Davro’s sock
27/08/2020 … Stewart Lee’s hand sanitiser is to be turned to stone, after he donated it to a quirky tourist attraction yesterday.
ITV orders a Black History Month panel show
Jimmy Akingbola to host four episodes of Sorry I Didn’t Know
27/08/2020 … ITV has ordered a panel show designed to showcase the ‘gaping lack of knowledge’ most of Britain has when it comes to black history.
ITV to celebrate Black Comedy Legends
Hour-long documentary commissioned
27/08/2020 … ITV has ordered an hour-long documentary about black comedians past and present.
That would be a philatelical matter...
Ireland releases a set of Father Ted stamps
27/08/2020 … The Irish post office is marking the 25th anniversary of Father Ted with a new series of stamps.
© BBC Comedy's stars rally to help save Slapstick Festival
Major online benefit gig next month
27/08/2020 … Some of the biggest names in British comedy – including Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Stephen Merchant and Sir Michael Palin – to take part in…
Jordan Brookes: 'There’s nothing quite like this on the Fringe'
We look back at the reviews from last year's Fringe
27/08/2020 … So we come bang-up to date with our recap of reviews from past Edinburghs, with a few from last year, all written by Chortle editor Steve Bennett.