Booyakasha! Ali G is back
Sacha Baron Cohen revives character for stand-up shows
05/09/2021 … Sacha Baron Cohen plans to revive Ali G for some live shows.
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Sun 05 September 2021
Fri 03 September 2021
Small wonders...
Sandi Toksvig to host doll's house design show
03/09/2021 … Sandi Toksvig is to front a new TV show in which competitors vie to renovate a house they best they can.
© C4/Roughcut Julia Davis and Charlie Cooper join Stath Lets Flats
03/09/2021 … Julia Davis and Charlie Cooper are to make guest appearances on the third series of Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4 has announced.
Thu 02 September 2021
The meaning of After Life...
See Ricky Gervais and cast discuss the show
02/09/2021 … Ricky Gervais and some of his After Life co-stars are to discuss the making of the Netflix show at an event in London later this month.
Coming soon(ish): The authoritative guide to stand-up
Academic Oliver Double edits major book on live comedy
02/09/2021 … Stand-up turned comedy researcher Oliver Double is putting together an authoritative academic guide to the artform.
Joe Rogan gets Covid
...after telling young listeners they needn't get vaccinated
02/09/2021 … Comedian Joe Rogan – who has advised some of his podcast listeners against getting the Covid vaccine – has tested positive for the virus.
BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama Bump
Hit series about a teenage mum
02/09/2021 … The BBC has acquired the Australian comedy-drama Bump, about an ambitious teenage girl who has a surprise baby.
Fleabags of money
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's firm nets £22million in 20 months
02/09/2021 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been pulling in more than £1million a month for the past two years, newly released accounts show.