Latitude announces its 2019 line-up
Michelle Wolf and Jason Manford headline
24/01/2019 … Michelle Wolf and Jason Manford are to headline the comedy line-up at this year’s Latitude Festival.
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Thu 24 January 2019
First shows revealed for Underbelly Festival Southbank
...including Chortle's Fast Fringe
24/01/2019 … London’s Underbelly Festival Southbank has announced the first 74 shows of its 2019 line-up.
Sky orders two more series of The Russell Howard Hour
Topical show to return in the autumn
24/01/2019 … Sky One has commissioned a third and fourth series of The Russell Howard Hour.
nbc.jpg "Now a REAL documentary about The Office | Work starts on a show about the US sitcom")
Now a REAL documentary about The Office
Work starts on a show about the US sitcom
24/01/2019 … TV producers are making a documentary about the mockumentary The Office.
Gold channel seeks Britain’s Greatest Comedian
24/01/2019 … The Gold TV channel is asking for the public to vote for the county’s funniest comedians for a new countdown programme.
SNL's Chris Redd announces UK stand-up debut
24/01/2019 … Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Redd has announced his UK stand-up debut.
Wed 23 January 2019
© Chris Harte/CC BY-SA 2.0 Netflix to look at the dangerous world of comedy
New series fronted by Larry Charles
23/01/2019 … Netflix is to air a new series examining comedy in some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
Filming starts on Inside No 9 series 5
Steve Pemberton directs an episode
23/01/2019 … Filming has today started on the fifth series of Inside No.