Major Australian comedy agency goes bust
Junkyard represented Sam Campbell, Aaron Chen and more
05/12/2024 … One of Australia’s most influential comedy management companies has collapsed, leaving some comedians thousands of dollars out of pocket.
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Thu 05 December 2024
© BBC Black Ops sold to the US
British comedy-thriller airs on Hulu from early 2025
05/12/2024 … Season one of the BBC comedy-thriller Black Ops has been sold to Hulu in the US.
Wed 04 December 2024
© Dylan Woodley Zach Zucker joins the romcom Love Language
...with a host of other comics, now shooting in Chicago
04/12/2024 … Comedians including Stamptown’s Zach Zucker and Saturday Night Live’s Chloe Fineman are to star in a new romcom called Love Language.
Tue 03 December 2024
© John McMurtrie Ross Noble announces his 22nd stand-up tour
Plus new shows from Joanne McNally, Pete Firman and more
03/12/2024 … Ross Noble has announced his 22nd stand-up tour.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Armando Iannucci to develop new shows with BBC Studios
New deal for his production company Touchscreen
03/12/2024 … Armando Iannucci’s production company has signed a ‘development partnership' with BBC Studios.
© BBC/Guy Levy Chris McCausland: I've turned down a Strictly documentary
Comic didn't want to 'ruin the magic' of how he learns to dance
03/12/2024 … Chris McCausland turned down the chance to make a documentary series about how he learned to dance despite being blind.
Taskmaster wins a Rose d'Or
03/12/2024 … Taskmaster and Baby Reindeer were among the winners at the prestigious Rose d’Or international TV awards last night.
© PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay Starmer joke wins this year's Christmas cracker title
U&Gold's contest now in its 12th year
03/12/2024 … A joke about Keir Starmer getting lots of freebies from Lord Alli has been crowned the winner of the annual competition to find the best new Christmas cracker joke.