ParaPod movie finally gets its cinema release
Ian Boldsworth and Barry Dodds film also out on demand
19/07/2021 … The movie spin-off from Ian Boldsworth and Barry Dodds' ParaPod will finally hit cinemas on September 27.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 19 July 2021
Is Two Pints Of Lager set for a comeback?
Creator Susan Nickson 'in talks with the BBC'
19/07/2021 … The creator of Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps is in talks with the BBC about bringing it back.
© Pierre Rosa / Pixabay Half of Brits still not ready for live gigs
Concerns hit reopening of comedy venues and theatres
19/07/2021 … More than half the country still feels uncomfortable about going to a live show as so-called ‘Freedom Day’ comes around.
Cancelled... for a show about forgiveness
Soho Theatre drops plans for Chris McGlade's run
19/07/2021 … Comedian Chris McGlade has complained that he has been cancelled after his show was ‘banned’ from the Soho Theatre.
Sun 18 July 2021
Tom O'Connor dies at 81
Star of The Comedians and Name That Tune
18/07/2021 … Comedian Tom O'Connor has died at the age of 81, his family has said.
© BBC Revisiting how Wax works...
Retrospective of Ruby's interviews
18/07/2021 … BBC Two is planning a retrospective of Ruby Wax’s 1990s interviews.
© c4 Mo Gilligan's talk show returns
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
18/07/2021 … Here’s our pick of the week’s best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand: Sunday July 18 ALUN COCHRANE: CENTRIST DAD?: As comedians nail…
© BBC/Hat Trick/Ellis O’Brien He's coming home, he's coming home, Skinner's coming home...
The best of the week's live comedy
18/07/2021 … The best of the week's live comedy - which should from tomorrow be free of Covid restrictions in England, depending on the venue's own policies.