© CBS James Corden quits his US talk show
Comic will stand down from The Late Late Show next year
29/04/2022 … James Corden is to quit his US talk show next year.
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Fri 29 April 2022
© CBS Thu 28 April 2022
© Joseph Sinclair Aisling Bea joins Latitude line-up
Festival announces more comedy names
28/04/2022 … Aisling Bea has been added to the Latitude festival line-up, alongside Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke and Sophie Duker.
© UKTV Dave launches two comedy podcasts
Hypothetical spin-off with James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe, plus new format with Jordan Brookes
28/04/2022 … The Dave comedy channel is to launch two new comedy podcasts with James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe and Jordan Brookes.
Geoff Rowe quits the Leicester Comedy Festival
Director stands down 30 years after founding the event
28/04/2022 … Geoff Rowe is to step down from the Leicester Comedy Festival, which he founded in 1994.
Wed 27 April 2022
Five more stand-ups join the Aberdeen comedy festival
Craig Hill, Colin Hoult, Stephen Bailey, Alun Cochrane and Darren Connell
27/04/2022 … Five more comedy acts have joined the line-up for the 2022 Aberdeen International Comedy Festival.
Second series for Lee Mack's The 1% Club
ITV orders eight more episode as quiz show proves a hit
27/04/2022 … ITV has commissioned a second series of Lee Mack’s game show The 1% Club.
© BBC Anna Maxwell Martin to host Have I Got News For You
...as Chris McCausland returns as a guest
27/04/2022 … Anna Maxwell Martin is to host an episode of Have I Got News For You.
Radio 4 announces a new open-door sketch show
Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official to host DMs Are Open
27/04/2022 … Radio 4 is to launch a new comedy sketch show which anybody can write for.