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© BBC More than 52million iPlayer requests puts it on a par with Fleabag
02/04/2020 … BBC Three has hailed This Country as one of its biggest comedies after revealing that episodes have been requested more than 52 million times on iPlayer.
Hulu renews Aidy Bryant comedy, co-starring Lolly Adefope
02/04/2020 … Aidy Bryant’s US comedy Shrill – which co-stars British comic Lolly Adefope – has been renewed for a third series.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Satirical website boosted by lockdown
02/04/2020 … Not everyone is suffering during the coronavirus lockdown.
Volume three to be published this autumn
02/04/2020 … Sir David Jason has written a third volume of his memoirs, to be published in October According to publishers Century, A Del Of A Life: Lessons I’ve Learned,…
Being paid for videos will help hard-up comics
01/04/2020 … The Comedy Unleashed stand-up night has set up a £10,000 fund to pay comedians for new content for its YouTube channel.
New dates in London, Glasgow and Dublin
01/04/2020 … Trevor Noah has announced rescheduled UK and Ireland dates The Daily Show host pulled his Loud & Clear tour at the last minute last month, becoming one of…
Despite government advice to curb non-essential travel
01/04/2020 … Comedian Ashley Blaker is to stage a theatre show with no audience this weekend – despite government instructions that non-essential workers should not travel.
Success for the Awkward Silence
01/04/2020 … Comedy duo The Awkward Silence have won a national comedy competition, bagging a £1,000 prize for their video sketch.
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