All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
From the co-creator of Mock The Week
22/03/2023 … American TV viewers are to be introduced to Ed Gamble, Tom Allen, Milton Jones, Glenn Moore, and Rhys James when a new panel show starts in the US next week.
© Joe Lycett/Twitter 22/03/2023 … Lee Mack, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones, Diane Morgan, Lucy Beaumont, Stephen Merchant and Joe Lycett are among the nominees for this year’s Bafta awards announced…
First visit from Netflix sketch trio since 2017
21/03/2023 … Australian sketch trio Aunty Donna have announced a short tour of UK and Ireland.
Now fans – and an AI bot – can play Who Said That?
21/03/2023 … A YouTube panel show hosted by comedian Mark Olver during lockdown has been turned into a mobile phone app.
But still down on previous years
21/03/2023 … The total raised on Red Nose Day has risen to £35.
More than 80,000 people saw shows there
21/03/2023 … London’sVault Festival has marked the end of its decade-long run in the tunnels beneath Waterloo station by claiming a record-breaking year.
21/03/2023 … This week’s podcast news… • Chortle award-winning London comedy club Always Be Comedy has launched its own podcast in which stand-ups sit down…
Blind comic joins reality series where everyone's kept in the dark
21/03/2023 … Chris McCausland has signed up for a new Channel 4 reality show – where his blindness will prove a definite advantage.
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