Mark Watson launches a drive-in tour
With Ed Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi ... and celebrity chef Tom Kerridge
10/06/2020 … Mark Watson is spearheading a new series of drive-in comedy shows.
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Wed 10 June 2020
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 Inbetweeners creators working on a new show for Will Arnett
...who already appears in their BBC Two comedy The First Team
10/06/2020 … The Inbetweeners creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley are working on a new show for Will Arnett.
Tue 09 June 2020
© BBC Little Britain pulled over blackface
Matt Lucas and David Walliams's Come Fly With Me also vanishes from streaming services
09/06/2020 … Little Britain has been pulled from streaming services because Matt Lucas and David Walliams used blackface for some of their characters.
Janey Godley leads Scottish Comedy Award nominees
Four nods as shortlists revealed
09/06/2020 … Janey Godley leads the shortlists in this year’s Scottish Comedy Awards, securing four nominations.
Top comedy writers to mentor BAME talent
09/06/2020 … Established comedy writers are offering a year's free mentoring to BAME talent hoping to break into the business.
© Stuart Hogben Big names announced for another drive-in gig
Bill Bailey, Jason Manford, Omid Djalili and more
09/06/2020 … Bill Bailey, Jason Manford, Milton Jones and Omid Djalili are among the big names line up for yet another drive-in comedy club that has been launched today.
How Trisha Goddard triggered Leigh Francis apology
Presenter told comic she was hurt by his portrayal
09/06/2020 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis was shamed into making his tearful apology over his portrayal of black celebrities by talk show host Trisha Goddard, it has been…
Mon 08 June 2020
World premiere for Stewart Lee's film about post-punk rockers The Nightingales
King Rocker selected for Sheffield Doc/Fest
08/06/2020 … A film Stewart Lee made about Birmingham post-punk band The Nightingales is to receive its world premiere at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.