Mark Watson writes his first movie
Set to be directed by Toni Collette
05/08/2020 … Mark Watson has written his first feature film, to be directed by Sixth Sense star Toni Collette.
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Wed 05 August 2020
Happy Happy Joy Joy? Ren and Stimpy make a comeback
Comedy Central revives 1990s animation
05/08/2020 … Comedy Central has announced it is to remake anarchic animated comedy Ren & Stimpy, just weeks after confirming it was also reviving Beavis and Butt-Head.
The last Fringe show falls...
Arthur Smith's tour of Edinburgh falls to victim to Covid
05/08/2020 … The last remaining Edinburgh Fringe show has been cancelled, after Arthur Smith called off his unofficial guided walk.
Comedy gigs for Brighton's Open Air Theatre
With Nina Conti, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble and more
05/08/2020 … Brighton’s Open Air Theatre is to host a series of comedy gigs this summer, with line-ups including Nina Conti, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble and more.
BBC pilots a comedy about pupils excluded from school
The PRU will celebrate the 'beautiful chaos' of their lives
05/08/2020 … BBC Three is piloting a new comedy series about unruly pupils who have been removed from mainstream education.
© Avalon Boris's Spitting Image puppet revealed
Plus caricatures of Dominic Cummings and Prince Andrew
05/08/2020 … The new Spitting Image puppets of Prince Andrew, Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings have been revealed.
HBO Max announces release dates for Rose Matafeo and James Veitch specials
05/08/2020 … Stand-up specials from Rose Matafeo and James Veitch are to drop on HBO Max on August 20, the American streaming service has announced.
Tue 04 August 2020
© Isabelle Adam ACMS stages a virtual Fringe run
Last year's shows to be repeated on YouTube
04/08/2020 … The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society is to put 15 of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe shows online during the time this year’s festival should have taken…