Comics up for Edinburgh TV Awards 2020
Aisling Bea and Mae Martin shortlisted as breakthrough talent
26/08/2020 … Comics Aisling Bea and Mae Martin have been nominated for the breakthrough award at the Edinburgh TV festival.
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Wed 26 August 2020
Tue 25 August 2020
Tributes paid as former stand-up Gina Ryan dies
'Brutally funny, very clever, and a great writer'
25/08/2020 … Comedians have being paying tribute to former stand-up Gina Ryan, who has died at the age of 54.
C4 vows to find a new black sitcom
...as Mo Gilligan hosts a Big Breakfast revival
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is on the lookout for a black sitcom in a bid to make its schedules more diverse.
Channel 4 relaunches Comedy Awards
Revamped ceremony coming next spring
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is launching a successor to the British Comedy Awards.
C4 travel series for Rosie Jones
Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid Compliant Adventure
25/08/2020 … Rosie Jones is making a travel show for Channel 4 about exploring the UK on a budget.
Fast Show stars pay poignant tribute to Caroline Aherne
Touching scenes in new reunion programme
25/08/2020 … The cast of The Fast Show have paid poignant tribute to their co-star Caroline Aherne in new retrospective marking 25 years since their sketch show debuted.
Mon 24 August 2020
© Bafta Ricky Gervais faces plagiarism fight
Biologist and illustrator says Flanimals book stole his ideas
24/08/2020 … A marine biologist is trying to take Ricky Gervais to court, claiming he stole the idea for his hit children’s book Flanimals.
Another venue launches desperate bid for help
London's Etcetera Theatre battling for survival
24/08/2020 … London’s Etcetera Theatre has become the latest comedy venue to send up a distress signal as the impact of Covid-19 bites ever harder.