All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC / Expectation BBC Two orders Sophie Willan's sitcom after hit pilot
22/04/2020 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal has been commissioned for a full series, following the success of a pilot earlier this month.
Footage from old gigs to be streamed
21/04/2020 … The Comedy Store is to stream footage from its archives for the first time in a bid to generate income during the lockdown.
© BBC Radio Wales announces a Machynlleth Comedy Festival weekend
21/04/2020 … BBC Radio Wales is to air a virtual version of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, despite the real thing being cancelled.
Armando Iannucci on the creative dilemma he's facing
21/04/2020 … Armando Iannucci has admitted that trying to be funny during a pandemic is causing him a profound creative dilemma.
21/04/2020 … Matt Lucas is writing a children’s picture book based on his fundraising song Thank You, Baked Potato.
Two fans are trying to make it happen
20/04/2020 … Two video game designers are working on a game based around the Seinfeld sitcom.
20/04/2020 … Daniel Kitson has started a breakfast show on London-based Resonance FM.
Secrets of The Room Next Door revealed
20/04/2020 … Michael Spicer has signed a book deal thanks to the success of his Room Next Door web series.
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