© Shutterstock Jeremy Dyson to write magician-spy thrillers
New collaboration with Andy Nyman
20/05/2021 … The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson is co-writing two new thrillers blending magic and espionage.
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Joel Dommett to host National Television Awards
Another feather in comedian's cap
20/05/2021 … Joel Dommett is to host this year’s National Television Awards, it has been announced.
Wed 19 May 2021
© Timothy M. Moore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor's great collaborator, dies at 79
Comedian also worked on In Living Color and Chappelle’s Show
19/05/2021 … Paul Mooney, the writer and actor who helped Richard Pryor create some of his most provocative work, has died at the age of 79.
Comedy agents' production company moves into scripted shows
New executive appointed to Lucky 17
19/05/2021 … Lucky 17, the production company spun out of comedy agency UTC, has appointed a new executive to develop its own scripted shows.
Flo & Joan add songs to drag show Death Drop
Musical sisters punch up West End romp
19/05/2021 … Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan have written five new songs for West End drag show Death Drop.
Daisy May Cooper to star in new 'austerity Britain' drama
Playing a 'brash yet intelligent working-class single mum'
19/05/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new BBC drama about a working-class single mum.
Mum writer turns to drama
Stefan Golaszewski pens Marriage for the BBC
19/05/2021 … The creator of the comedy series Mum and Him & Her has written his first drama for the BBC.
© Joseph Sinclair Aisling Bea to host Have I Got News For You
Her first ever appearance on the show
19/05/2021 … Aisling Bea is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time next month.