BBC comedy awards nominate virtually no women
Audio accolades are a male-dominated affair
19/11/2019 … Mark Steel, Phil Wang and Alexei Sayle are among the comedians shortlisted for the 2020 BBC Audio Drama awards.
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Owen Money cancels panto season after collapsing at home
Welsh comedy veteran told to rest on doctor's orders
19/11/2019 … Welsh comedian Owen Money has been forced to quit his annual pantomime appearance after he collapsed at home.
What was Dr Evil's first name?
19/11/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Netflix to air Kevin Hart documentary
Six-part series about his life after the Oscars furore
19/11/2019 … Kevin Hart is to give a behind-the-scenes look at his life in a new c series.
Back To Life gets a second series
Six new episodes for Daisy Haggard’s black BBC comedy
19/11/2019 … Daisy Haggard’s black comedy Back To Life is to return for a second series.
Lights, switch... switch, lights
Tommy Cooper puppet illuminates Exeter
19/11/2019 … Tommy Cooper has switched on the Exeter Christmas lights – in puppet form.
Jenny Bede: Balls
Marking International Men's Day
19/11/2019 … Jenny Bede is celebrating International Men's Day with a new music video.
Comedian has one of the hottest unmade shows in TV
As does the writer of The Young Offenders
19/11/2019 … Projects from comedian Archie Maddocks and Young Offenders writer Karen Cogan are some of the hottest unmade TV shows in the business.