BBC seeks new comedy shorts
Up to 20 Life Lessons sketches to be commissioned
17/12/2020 … The BBC has revealed more details of its Laugh Lessons initiative to make more short comedy films.
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Thu 17 December 2020
Wed 16 December 2020
Just For Laughs founder acquitted of rape
'It's a dark day' says the woman who brought charges
16/12/2020 … Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival, has been acquitted of rape and indecent assault.
Russell Howard to be the first UK comic let back into New Zealand
Two weeks of quarantine before gigs
16/12/2020 … Russell Howard is to become the first Northern hemisphere comedian to play New Zealand since lockdown.
London Hughes, Hollywood star
Comic working on semi-autobiographical film Hot Mess
16/12/2020 … London Hughes is set to star in her first Hollywood comedy film, loosely based on her own life.
Stath Lets Flats gets a US remake
'Bren Rents' being developed for Fox
16/12/2020 … Jamie Demetriou is working on an American remake of Stath Lets Flats.
From Hooky Street to the High Court
Estate of Del Boy's creator sues tribute show
16/12/2020 … The copyright battle over a ‘hooky’ dining show based on Only Fools And Horses has made it to the High Court.
Tue 15 December 2020
John Robertson's Christmas roast
Comic blasts 2020 to raise money for The Samaritans
15/12/2020 … Comedian John Robertson is to host a three-hour Twitch show roasting the miserable events of 2020 to raise money for the Samaritans.
Ian Moore becomes a crime writer
Comedian signs first book deal as a novelist
15/12/2020 … Comedian Ian Moore has turned mystery writer – signing his first book deal for a work of fiction.