All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Pierre Vogel/CC BY-SA 4.0 15/12/2020 … The cast has been announced for Stephen Merchant’s new BBC One comedy-drama The Offenders, including Christopher Walken and Poldark’s Eleanor Tomlinson.
© BBC/Nit TV/Ray Burmiston 'Playing fast and loose with the facts'
15/12/2020 … Harry Hill has written a comedy rock opera about Tony Blair.
Comics revealed for next run of Big Zuu's Big Eats
15/12/2020 … Comics James Acaster, Judi Love, Mo Gilligan, Mel Giedroyc, Natasia Demetriou, Rob Delaney and Rose Matafeo will be taking part in the next series of Big Zuu’s…
14/12/2020 … Simon Bird’s directorial debut is to get a US cinema release.
...and Jeff Dunham biggest in the world
14/12/2020 … He may have had less competition than in a normal year, but Jack Whitehall was Britain’s highest-grossing touring comedian this year.
New life for Peter Serafinowicz character
14/12/2020 … Peter Serafinowicz has revived his Brian Butterfield character for a new podcast.
Commentating on awkward enocounters
14/12/2020 … Comedians are to set members of the public up with blind dates in a new series being made for Sky One.
New festival, financing and programmes, especially focussed on the under-represnted
14/12/2020 … The BBC has announced a raft of new measures to boost its comedy output by encouraging new talent.
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