Brighton Fringe goes online
Comics to broadcast shows via NextUp
16/04/2020 … Comedy on-demand service NexUp has announced a partnership with Brighton Fringe to keep the festival going digitally during lockdown.
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Joe Lycett isn't Hugo Boss any more
Comedian switches his name back
16/04/2020 … Joe Lycett is back to being himself – a month after changing his name to Hugo Boss.
Comedy duos reunite for podcast
Another life in lockdown series
16/04/2020 … Some top comedy duos are reuniting for a new podcast about living under lockdown.
© BBC Little Britain to return to TV
David Walliams and Matt Lucas record a sketch for BBC One’s Big Night In
16/04/2020 … Little Britain is to return to TV for the first time in more than ten years as part of BBC One’s Big Night In.
Mo Gilligan to host C4 lockdown show
With sketches, music and games
16/04/2020 … Mo Gilligan is to return to Channel 4, hosting a new lockdown gameshow.
Matt Lucas to front new Channel 4 show
16/04/2020 … Matt Lucas is to front a new Channel 4 comedy entertainment series written by Harry Hill.
BBC rushes out a new episode of Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience
As comic highlights the dedication of care workers
16/04/2020 … A new episode of Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience has been rushed on to the schedules in honour of Britain’s care workers.
When will Kimmy Vs. The Reverend air?
Netflix names release date for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
16/04/2020 … Netflix has announced an air date for the final – and interactive – episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt via a teaser video.