© BBC Rachel Parris is up for a Bafta
Comic nominated for her Mash Report segments
28/03/2019 … Lee Mack, Rachel Parris and Daisy May Cooper are among the stars nominated for a Bafta this morning.
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Thu 28 March 2019
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Elis James and John Robins quit Radio X
‘We have not left under a cloud of unproduceability'
27/03/2019 … Elis James and John Robins are to leave Radio X after five years.
© Murdo Macleod Mae Martin lands E4 and Netflix sitcom
Exploring sexual identity and gender
27/03/2019 … Mae Martin has landed a sitcom with E4 and Netflix.
Coming soon: Meghan Markle in a sex comedy
Distributor buys the rights to previously unseen pilot
27/03/2019 … A pilot of a raunchy party comedy from Meghan Markle’s past is set to be released almost a decade after it was made.
Samantha Baines writes a children's book
About a girl with an incredible hearing aid
27/03/2019 … Comedian Samantha Baines is to write her first children’s book – an adventure about a girl who wears a hearing aid.
© Rose d'Or John Cleese slams Netflix for dumbing down
...but then they did snub his special
27/03/2019 … John Cleese has complained that Netflix rejected his live comedy special – while commissioning stand-up from a woman who ‘did a routine based on…
Car Share named one the 'must-see' moments of 2018
...and now it's up for a Bafta
27/03/2019 … The finale of Peter Kay’s Car Share has been nominated as one of the ‘must-see’ TV moments of last year – by Bafta.
New Netflix series showcases black female comics
27/03/2019 … Tiffany Haddish is curating a series of half-hour stand-up specials for Netflix showcasing black female comedians.