It's going to be one long, dark weekend...
Comic John Robertson to stage a 48-hour version of his Dark Room show
06/04/2020 … Comedian John Robertson is to host a mammoth 48-hour marathon version of his interactive videogame comedy The Dark Room.
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Mon 06 April 2020
© Matt Humphrey Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s stage version of Fleabag put online
One-woman show raises money for charity
06/04/2020 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman stage version of Fleabag is being offered as an online download to raise money for charity.
Kids behave better after a funny TV show
...say more than half of parents
06/04/2020 … More than half of parents say their children are better behaved after watching a funny TV show.
Comedians launch mental health magazine
Online help for those struggling through the lockdown
06/04/2020 … Comedians including Pierre Novellie, Olga Koch and William Stone are among those contributing to a digital mental health magazine to help people cope during the…
West End theatres to stay closed until May 31
Extended shutdown hits comedy shows
06/04/2020 … All the theatres in London's West End will remain shuttered until at least May 31, it was announced this morning.
Now Romesh Ranganathan is even in cartoons...
Comic guest stars on pre-school show Daisy & Ollie
06/04/2020 … Romesh Ranganathan has been turned into a cartoon, to appear on Jason Manford's pre-school show Daisy & Ollie.
Sun 05 April 2020
Matt Lucas's Thank You Baked Potato makes No2
Chart entry for NHS fundraiser
05/04/2020 … Matt Lucas’s Thank You Baked Potato has made No2 in the charts.
'We will definitely do a This Country Christmas special'
Good news from star and writer Daisy May Cooper
05/04/2020 … This Country will ‘definitely’ be back for a Christmas special, co-creator Daisy May Cooper has said.