Ukip's Carl Benjamin claims he's saving comedy with his rape jokes
'The BBC is doing all it can to kill it off'
17/05/2019 … The Ukip candidate who has ‘joked’ about raping a Labour MP has claimed he is fighting for the future of British comedy.
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Fri 17 May 2019
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Amazon cancels Peter Serafinowicz series
17/05/2019 … Amazon has cancelled Peter Serafinowicz’s comedy superhero series The Tick.
Brett Goldstein to write US anthology series
With a Black Mirror Emmy-winner
17/05/2019 … British comedian Brett Goldstein is writing a Black Mirror-style anthology series for American broadcaster AMC.
Dave Chappelle announces two London dates
17/05/2019 … Dave Chappelle is to return to the UK next month, with two London gigs.
Thu 16 May 2019
CBS picks up Gina Yashere sitcom
British comic co-created Bob Hearts Abishola with Big Bang Theory's Chuck Lorre
16/05/2019 … America’s CBS network has picked up the sitcom co-created by British comic Gina Yashere and US comedy titan Chuck Lorre.
Jack Whitehall adds extra tour dates
Four more gig on his Stood Up tour
16/05/2019 … Jack Whitehall has added more dates to his forthcoming UK and Ireland arena tour, Stood Up.
© Stuart Hogben Katherine Ryan joins Latitude Festival
And Amusical is to launch as a podcast there
16/05/2019 … Katherine Ryan has been announced as the final comedy headliner for this year’s Latitude festival.
Jerry Springer opera finds its lead
Controversial show being revived after 13 years
16/05/2019 … Actor Michael Howe has been cast as Jerry Springer in the revival of Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee’s controversial opera about the US talk show host.