Whoopi Goldberg drops out of Sister Act
16/02/2021 … Whoopi Goldberg has pulled out of the London stage version of her musical Sister Act, after it was postponed for a second time.
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Tue 16 February 2021
Sky buys The Flight Attendant
Comedy-drama with Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco
16/02/2021 … Sky has today bought the rights to The Flight Attendant, a US comedy-drama starring Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco.
© BBC 26,000 students see Joe Lycett's Shakespearean debut
Big success for online play reading service
16/02/2021 … More than 26,000 students logged on to the read through of Macbeth featuring Joe Lycett’s Shakespearean debut.
Alan Carr works on an autobiographical sitcom
...and he's seeking a youngster to play him as a child
16/02/2021 … Alan Carr is working on a sitcom based on his 1980s upbringing.
UKTV seeks scripts from 'unheard' writers
New commissions for Dave and Gold channels
16/02/2021 … The Dave and Gold TV channels are to commission a series of half-hour comedy and drama scripts from underrepresented talent across the UK.
Lost Voice Guy seeks a Geordie accent
But will Lee Ridley's act be the same if he reprogrammes his speech synthesiser
16/02/2021 … ‘Lost Voice Guy’ Lee Ridley is hoping to acquire a Geordie accent.
Mon 15 February 2021
© BBC Iain Pattinson, the writer behind I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, dies at 68
Tributes from across the world of comedy
15/02/2021 … Tributes have been paid to Iain Pattinson, the writer of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, who died at the weekend at the age of 68 after a short illness.
© Aardman Animations This idea's got wings...
CITV commissions animated comedy Lloyd Of The Flies
15/02/2021 … Wallace And Gromit studio Aardman Animations is making a new animated comedy for CITV, all about a housefly.