All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Now then parody sitcom has been shut down
09/02/2023 … A round-the-clock Seinfeld parody generated using artificial intelligence has been banned – after its lead character started spewing transphobic dialogue.
© C4 Plus accolades for This Is Going To Hurt and Teh 1% CLub
09/02/2023 … Derry Girls has been named best comedy at this year’s Broadcast Awards.
Alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.
08/02/2023 … Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of new Netflix action-comedy movie Back in Action – starring alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.
© C4 08/02/2023 … Channel 4’s offbeat, adult puppet comedy Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared has been voted comedy of the year and best new TV sitcom at the 2022 Comedy.
Series six focusses on poet laureates
08/02/2023 … Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast is returning for a sixth series.
08/02/2023 … Milton Jones, Ken Cheng and Tudur Owen are among the finalists for for this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
© Channel 4 Tim Key, Mike Wozniak, Rose Matafeo and more join celeb version
07/02/2023 … Comedians including Tim Key, Mike Wozniak, Rose Matafeo and Lucy Beaumont are to appear in the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
John Cleese to star opposite his daughter in reboot, 45 years on
07/02/2023 … John Cleese is reviving Basil Fawlty, 45 years after the original Fawlty Towers ended.
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