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Success for crowdfunder to make comedy reviewing more diverse
16/03/2018 … A crowdfunding appeal to help Chortle widen the range of critical voices at the Edinburgh Fringe has hit its target within a week.
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Fri 16 March 2018
© BBC Early Doors to tour the UK
16/03/2018 … The live version of the Early Doors sitcom is to tour the UK.
Thu 15 March 2018
Key and Peele reunite for animated comedy
15/03/2018 … Sketch duo Key and Peele are to reunite in a new animated comedy film.
The gloves are off!
Comedy Central sued over penis massage clips
15/03/2018 … Comedy Central is being sued for £1.
It's the grand old jokes of York
Great Yorkshire Fringe to return
15/03/2018 … The Great Yorkshire Fringe is to return to York, with comics including Omid Djalili, Stephen K Amos and Tony Slattery among the first to be announced.
Comedy Central orders Sofie Hagen and Fin Taylor shorts
New round of online commissions
15/03/2018 … Sofie Hagen and Fin Taylor are to star in new series of shorts commissioned by Comedy Central.
Getting some atTENtion
15/03/2018 … Irish broadcaster RTÉ and the Irish Film Board today announced the ten projects that they are to develop under its new scripted comedy initiative.
Joel Creasey to host Take Me Out Australia
15/03/2018 … Comedian Joel Creasey is to host the Australian version of dating show Take Me Out.