
BBC opens up submissions for comedy ideas
Commissioners want character showcases and short films
08/06/2022 … The BBC has opened up submissions for its new short-form development opportunities.
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Commissioners want character showcases and short films
08/06/2022 … The BBC has opened up submissions for its new short-form development opportunities.
Nick Helm, Vir Das and Hal Cruttenden announce dates too
08/06/2022 … Axel Blake has announced his first national tour, In Style, following his success in winning Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday.
£500 awards for up-and-coming female and non-binary comedians
07/06/2022 … Lara Ricote and Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes have each won this year’s £500 bursaries given to female and non-binary acts by London’s 99 Club.
Who could Harriet Langley-Swindon possibly be based on?
07/06/2022 … Rosie Holt is to release a new podcast in the guise of her right-wing anti-woke ‘opinionist’.
High-impact spectacular heads a new batch of shows released this week
07/06/2022 … The Wrestling is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe, once again pitching comedians against real-life grapplers.
Nina Sosanya and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell head returninng cast
07/06/2022 … Channel 4 has ordered a second series of its prison comedy-drama, Screw.
...hopefully stage security is tight at The O2!
07/06/2022 … Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have announced a co-headlining show in London this autumn.
BGT winner says he funded the show himself – to the concern of his family
06/06/2022 … Axel Blake has hit back at critics who said he did not deserve win Britain’s Got Talent because he already has a special on Amazon’s Prime Video filmed…
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