US release for Simon Bird's Days of The Bagnold Summer
14/12/2020 … Simon Bird’s directorial debut is to get a US cinema release.
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Mon 14 December 2020
Jack Whitehall was UK's biggest touring act of 2020
...and Jeff Dunham biggest in the world
14/12/2020 … He may have had less competition than in a normal year, but Jack Whitehall was Britain’s highest-grossing touring comedian this year.
Brian Butterfield launches a podcast
New life for Peter Serafinowicz character
14/12/2020 … Peter Serafinowicz has revived his Brian Butterfield character for a new podcast.
Comedians to front new TV dating format
Commentating on awkward enocounters
14/12/2020 … Comedians are to set members of the public up with blind dates in a new series being made for Sky One.
The BBC unveils big plans for comedy
New festival, financing and programmes, especially focussed on the under-represnted
14/12/2020 … The BBC has announced a raft of new measures to boost its comedy output by encouraging new talent.
Rowan Atkinson to make a new Netflix series
14/12/2020 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a series of physical comedy shorts for Netflix entitled Man Vs Bee.
© Andrew Perry Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer to become a Netflix series
Eight-episode show based on his experiences as a stalking victim
14/12/2020 … Netflix is to make an eight-part series based on Richard Gadd’s award-winning one-man show Baby Reindeer.
Sun 13 December 2020
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Comic crowned Amused Moose winner
13/12/2020 … Lew Fitz has won this year's new comic award run by the Amused Moose club.