Off Menu goes live
Royal Festival Hall gig for Ed Gamble and James Acaster
23/06/2021 … Ed Gamble and James Acaster’s Off Menu podcast is to make its live debut at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
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Wed 23 June 2021
© Rumpus Media Romesh Ranganathan turns detective
Comedian's new true crime series to probe celebrity deaths
23/06/2021 … Romesh Ranganathan is to investigate celebrity deaths in a new three-part series for BBC Two.
Tue 22 June 2021
© First Minister Of Scotland Scotland's lockdown extended
...but could that be good news for the Edinburgh Fringe?
22/06/2021 … Nicola Sturgeon has announced an extension of Scotland’s lockdown measures, in a short-term blow to venues north of the border.
Rob Delaney to voice Sexy Beasts dating show
BBC Three series revived Netflix
22/06/2021 … Netflix is to remake off-the-wall BBC dating show Sexy Beasts, with Catastrophe’s Rob Delaney providing the voiceover.
© Abi Skipp/CC BY-SA 2.0 So You Think You’re Funny? final WILL take place live
A rare Edinburgh Fringe gig... as semis go virtual
22/06/2021 … The final of year’s So You Think You’re Funny? talent hunt WILL take place live, during what remains of the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Idil Sukan Ten new UK stand-up specials to be recorded for Amazon Prime
Part of the ongoing deal with Soho Theatre
22/06/2021 … The first batch of new comedy specials to be released under Soho Theatre’s deal with Amazon Prime Video has been revealed.
Casting announced for Matilda's stage return
Tim Minchin musical back in the West End this autumn
22/06/2021 … Casting has been announced for the return of Tim Minchin’s Matilda musical to the West End.
New book from Rob Auton
Poet and comic celebrates 'everyday wonders'
22/06/2021 … Rob Auton is to publish a new book in praise of ‘everyday wonders’ – from bubble-wrap to killer whales.