NextUp signs US comics
More specials for stand-up platform
01/07/2019 … Stand-up subscription service NextUp has announced that it will feature seven new shows from American comics in July and August.
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Mon 01 July 2019
© UKTV Lenny Henry to look at race in comedy
01/07/2019 … Sir Lenny Henry is to front a new documentary series about comedy shows that have tackled the topic of race.
Sun 30 June 2019
Blackadder stars 'meet to discuss a comeback'
And a full fifth series is reportedly mooted
30/06/2019 … The stars of Blackadder have reunited to talk about the comedy’s comeback, it has been reported.
© UKTV The worrier returns
This week's comedy on TV and radio
30/06/2019 … Pick of the week's comedy on TV and radio: Monday July 1 GET SOME IN: This largely forgotten sitcom about National Service life in the RAF was broadcast…
© Objective/Channel 4 Ban this 'totally sick' comedy scene!
Now Nigel Farage rages against Year Of The Rabbit
30/06/2019 … Nigel Farage is calling on Channel 4 to censor a scene in Matt Berry’s preposterous Victorian-era comedy Year Of The Rabbit which shows a right-wing politician…
Sat 29 June 2019
Carry On movies set for a comeback
...but this time they'll be politically correct
29/06/2019 … The Carry On film franchise could be revived after 27 years following a trademark battle – but this time the comedies will be ‘politically correct’.