Michael Palin joins The Simpsons
Other guest stars will include Olivia Colman and Hannibal Buress
29/07/2020 … Michael Palin is to appear on The Simpsons.
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Wed 29 July 2020
BBC podcast for Alison Spittle and Fern Brady
With the 'most embarrassing and bleak anecdotes'
29/07/2020 … Alison Spittle and Fern Brady are to host a new podcast for BBC Sounds.
Venues told: No normal reopening until November, at least
...but comedy IS included in government arts bailout
29/07/2020 … Hopes that the live comedy scene could make a relatively brisk return to normality have been dashed by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.
Finally! The Real McCoy comes to iPlayer
26 years on, groundbreaking comedy can be seen again
29/07/2020 … Every episode of influential sketch comedy show The Real McCoy has been released on iPlayer.
Tue 28 July 2020
© Karla Gowlett Comedy on the beach
Brighton's new venue to beat Covid
28/07/2020 … Brighton Beach is to host a raft of comedy shows this summer, with the opening of a new outdoor venue, The Warren, the hub for the annual Brighton Fringe every…
Emmy nominations for Hannah Gadsby, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and more
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel leads shortlists
28/07/2020 … John Oliver, What We Do In The Shadows, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Hannah Gadsby have all been nominated for Emmy awards.
Daily Mash publisher swells its coffers
'Lockdown has given us great opportunities'
28/07/2020 … The company behind spoof website Daily Mash has doubled its cash balance in six months Digitalbox plc, which also owns Entertainment Daily, swelled its bank…
Mon 27 July 2020
© BBC Round The Horne repeat 'broke BBC standards'
But 52-year-old comedy won't be banned
27/07/2020 … A 52-year-old episode of radio comedy Round The Horne has broken current BBC standards because of its potentially racist stereotypes, the broadcaster’s complaints…