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© Netflix Two more specials and a possible sitcom
03/04/2024 … Controversial comic Matt Rife has signed a new deal with Netflix to release two stand-up specials and develop a new sitcom.
First solo shows in five years, following a hit New York run
03/04/2024 … Zach Zucker is bringing his desperate, hack comedian alter-ego Jack Tucker back to London for his first solo shows in five years.
Tom Jordan previously produced BBC One sitcom Here We Go
03/04/2024 … Tiger Aspect - the production company behind the likes of Man Like Mobeen, Bad Education and Peaky Blinders – has appointed Tom Jordan as its new creative…
© UKTV Comic Harry Deansway claims Steve Coogan's company copied his ideas
03/04/2024 … The copyright case alleging that Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow ‘blatantly copied’ the elements of its Dave show Live At The Moth Club…
360 shows will each receive £2,500 help over the next two years
03/04/2024 … Organisers of the Edinburgh Fringe are to give £2,500 grants to 360 shows over the next two years after winning UK government funding.
Lawsuit over late comic's fake special is settled
03/04/2024 … The estate of George Carlin has reached a settlement with the company that is said to have used AI to create an hour-long special in the late comic’s style.
Undiagnosed depression led to a turbulent childhood
03/04/2024 … Jo Brand has spoken about the difficult, occasionally violent relationship she had with her father – who threw her out of home when she was 16 and started…
Comic to play Andy Kaufman's alter-ego, and his pal Bob Zmuda
02/04/2024 … American comic Tom Segura is reportedly lined up to star in a forthcoming film about Andy Kaufman’s alter-ego Tony Clifton.
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