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© Timothy M. Moore/CC BY-SA 3.0 Comedian also worked on In Living Color and Chappelle’s Show
19/05/2021 … Paul Mooney, the writer and actor who helped Richard Pryor create some of his most provocative work, has died at the age of 79.
New executive appointed to Lucky 17
19/05/2021 … Lucky 17, the production company spun out of comedy agency UTC, has appointed a new executive to develop its own scripted shows.
Musical sisters punch up West End romp
19/05/2021 … Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan have written five new songs for West End drag show Death Drop.
Playing a 'brash yet intelligent working-class single mum'
19/05/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new BBC drama about a working-class single mum.
Stefan Golaszewski pens Marriage for the BBC
19/05/2021 … The creator of the comedy series Mum and Him & Her has written his first drama for the BBC.
© Joseph Sinclair Her first ever appearance on the show
19/05/2021 … Aisling Bea is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time next month.
String of comedy gigs outdoor ampitheatre
18/05/2021 … Comedy stars including Simon Amstell, Sara Pascoe, Milton Jones and Nish Kumar are to play a series of outdoor gigs in Suffolk this summer.
© C4 Paul Ritter praised sitcom in interview just before his death
18/05/2021 … Tamsin Greig says she tried to talk her Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter out of taking part in the show’s ten-year celebrations before he died.
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