© Judi Love/Monkeywing/CC BY-SA 2.0 The Comedy Store will be back in July
21/05/2020 … Live stand-up comedy is definitely returning on July 3 – as a drive-in.
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© C4 Aisling Bea confirms series 2 of This Way Up
...as Sharon Horgan revealed already
20/05/2020 … Aisling Bea has confirmed that she is making a second series of her acclaimed Channel 4 show This Way Up.
Joe Rogan signs $100m podcast deal
20/05/2020 … Joe Rogan has signed a reported $100million multi-year deal to move his podcast to Spotify.
Writers' Guild cancels its annual awards
...even though the ceremony wasn't until January
20/05/2020 … They were not due to take place until January next year – but the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has decided to cancel its annual awards.
E4 commissions online stand-up shows
Recorded in comics' homes, of course
20/05/2020 … E4 has commissioned a series of at-home comedy gigs to air online.
David Earl's Brian and Charles set to become a movie
Backed by Film Four and the BFI
20/05/2020 … After Life and Extras star David Earl is working on a movie based on his comedy circuit alter-ego Brian Gittins – and his robot best friend.
© BBC Pls Like set for a third series
...after producer Rupert Majendie was snapped up by Steve Coogan's company
20/05/2020 … A third series of BBC Three’s Bafta-nominated mockumentary Pls Like is in the pipeline.
Ardal O'Hanlon writes a new novel
...a mere 22 years after the last
20/05/2020 … Ardal O’Hanlon is writing a new book – 22 years after his last.