Netflix special for Wanda Sykes
...becoming the first black woman to get one
10/04/2019 … Wanda Sykes is to become the first African-American woman to have her own full-length comedy special on Netflix.
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Wed 10 April 2019
Now Hannah Gadsby's up for a Peabody
One of the most prestigious awards in US broadcasting
10/04/2019 … Hannah Gadsby has been nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in American broadcasting for her stand-up special Nanette.
Liverpool's Hot Water spills into Manchester
Comedy club expands on to rival turf
10/04/2019 … Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club is expanding into Manchester.
Tue 09 April 2019
© C4 Derry Girls gets a third series
'Erin and the eejits live to fight another day'
09/04/2019 … Channel 4 has ordered a third series of Derry Girls.
© Joseph Lynn Boosh reunite for World Record Day
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding get together to launch their old shows on vinyl
09/04/2019 … Mighty Boosh duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have reunited – but only to plug World Record Store Day.
© VTscapes/Tom E. Canavan/Creative Commons Eric Idle's home evacuated in anthrax scare
Officers in hazmat suits give all-clear
09/04/2019 … Eric Idle’s Hollywood home was evacuated last night after a suspicious white powder was sent there.
Frank Skinner joins Latitude
As do Marcus Brigstocke and Milton Jones
09/04/2019 … Frank Skinner, Marcus Brigstocke and Milton Jones have been added to the comedy line-up at the Latitude festival.
E4 buys US comedy The Other Two
09/04/2019 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to American comedy show The Other Two.