Andy leads the Field
Another BBC semi-finalist named
21/07/2017 … Andy Field has won the fourth heat of this year’s BBC New Comedy Award.
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Fri 21 July 2017
© BBC/Endemol Shine Sluggish ratings for The Mash Report
21/07/2017 … The Mash Report got off to a slow start in the ratings last night, Fronted by Nish Kumar, BBC Two’s topical show attracted 800,000 viewers at 10pm –…
BBC entertainment executive stands down
Alan Tyler had worked with Michael McIntyre, Mrs Brown and Sarah Millican
21/07/2017 … BBC entertainment executive Alan Tyler is to leave the Corporation after more than a decade.
Comedy Blap from Handmaid’s Tale star
O-T Fagbenle plays washed-up boy band star
21/07/2017 … Channel 4 has slipped out a new series of Comedy Blap shorts featuring The Handmaid's Tale star O-T Fagbenle.
© Isabelle Adam Daniel Kitson slammed for using racist slur
'You're not entitled to that word,' says writer
21/07/2017 … Daniel Kitson has been called out for using a racist slur in his new stand-up show.
Gatiss and Shearsmith revive The Blood On Satan's Claw
New audio recording of classic horror
21/07/2017 … League Of Gentlemen duo Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith are recording a new version of 1970s horror classic The Blood On Satan’s Claw.
Romesh Ranganathan to make Richard Pryor film
Documentary about his comedy hero
21/07/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan has made a film about his idol Richard Pryor, Chortle can reveal.
Thu 20 July 2017
More British comics added to Montreal's Just For Laughs
Filming sets for Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud
20/07/2017 … A host of British comedians have been added to the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal next week.