Duncanville gets a second series
Fox renews Amy Poehler's comedy, shown on C4 here
07/04/2020 … Amy Poehler's new animated comedy Duncanville has been renewed for a second season.
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Tue 07 April 2020
Arts centre goes under
How many more will coronavirus claim?
07/04/2020 … Bromsgrove’s Artrix arts centre has ceased trading after being forced to close its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Russell Howard to host a new lockdown show for Sky
07/04/2020 … Russell Howard is to host a new twice-weekly Sky One show from his old childhood bedroom.
Web comedy Content moves to TV
Series snapped up by London Live
07/04/2020 … An online sitcom featuring guest appearances by the likes of James Acaster, Joel Dommett and Lou Sanders has been picked up by TV channel London Live.
© BBC Brits seek solace in old sitcoms
Streaming figures for Dad's Army more than treble
07/04/2020 … Britain is turning to classic comedies for reassurance and laughs in these unusual times.
American comedy world mourns Vic Henley
Admired stand-up dies of pulmonary embolism
07/04/2020 … The American comedy world has paid tribute to stand-up Vic Henley, who died suddenly yesterday.
Mon 06 April 2020
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.
© 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.