© C4/Mark Johnson Peep Show remake hits the buffers
US network pulls the plug on latest adaptation attempt
21/08/2017 … The planned American remake of Peep Show has been scrapped.
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Mon 21 August 2017
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Chewing Gum loses its flava
Creator Michaela Coel pulls plug on E4 sitcom
21/08/2017 … There will be no more episodes of E4 comedy hit Chewing Gum.
Alfie Moore cops another series on R4
21/08/2017 … Radio 4 has commissioned a fourth series from policeman-turned-comedian Alfie Moore.
© Stuart Hogben Big names join Galway festival
21/08/2017 … Dara O Briain, Kevin Bridges and Tommy Tiernan have joined the line-up for Galway’s annual comedy festival.
Sun 20 August 2017
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Awards rain down on the Kagools
Comedy duo take Amused Moose title
20/08/2017 … The Kagools have won the Amused Moose Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe The double act comprises Claire Ford and Nicola Wilkinson, who performed their first…
Amy Poehler creates new animated comedy
20/08/2017 … Amy Poehler is joining forces with Simpsons veterans Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully to create a new animated comedy.
© Andy Hollingworth New comedy festival in the Wyldes of Cornwall
20/08/2017 … The week ahead in live comedy.