Lou Sanders launches a chat show
26/06/2020 … Here's Chortle's daily round-up of new comedy to watch at home during lockdown.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 26 June 2020
© UKTV Lenny Henry writes a diversity manifesto
New book to be published next year
26/06/2020 … Sir Lenny Henry is writing a manifesto about tackling the lack of diversity in TV.
Thu 25 June 2020
Roy Chubby Brown complains: I'm going broke
(But he didn't mention the £4.5m in the bank...)
25/06/2020 … He’s made a fortune from comedy over the years – but Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown says he’ll go broke if comedy gigs aren’t allowed to…
'A culture of abuse, misconduct and harassment'
New trade body vows to clean up the comedy business
25/06/2020 … A culture of 'abuse, misconduct, and harassment’ blights every corner of the live comedy business, a new industry body has declared.
Scrubbed out
More comedy episodes removed over blackface
25/06/2020 … Three episodes of medical comedy Scrubs have been removed from a US streaming service because they feature blackface.
Adam Kay to present a TV tribute to NHS superstars
Featuring a galaxy of stars sharing their stories
25/06/2020 … Adam Kay is to present a one-off BBC One programme paying tribute to NHS staff.
Wed 24 June 2020
Margarita Pracatan dies at 89
The exuberant Cuban singer Clive James discovered
24/06/2020 … Margarita Pracatan, the Cuban novelty singer who became famous in the 1990s thanks to appearances on Clive James’s TV shows has reportedly died…
Comedy still barred from reopened pubs
Specific ban on comedians after lockdown is loosened
24/06/2020 … Comedy shows are still not allowed in pubs or bars despite the latest lockdown restrictions, the government has confirmed.