Matt Forde writes his first book
Satirist mixes memoir and politics
22/07/2020 … Satirist Matt Forde has written his first book, mixing autobiography with a behind-the-scenes view of politics from his time as a Labour party adviser.
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Wed 22 July 2020
2020's full Edinburgh Fringe programme revealed
(It's just Arthur Smith doing his walks)
22/07/2020 … Arthur Smith is not going to let a little thing like a global pandemic stop his annual trip to the Edinburgh Fringe… even if the festival itself has been…
© BBC Mark Silcox, Sean Lock and Michael Spicer join Diane Morgan's Mandy
Full cast announced for new BBC comedy
22/07/2020 … Comedians Mark Silcox, Michael Spicer and Jackie Clune have joined the case of Diane Morgan's BBC Two comedy Mandy.
Tue 21 July 2020
Montreal’s Just For Laughs goes online
Festival plans no live shows this year
21/07/2020 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is going digital this autumn.
New images from Truth Seekers released
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's new horror-comedy
21/07/2020 … Amazon Prime has today released some new images Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's upcoming eight-part horror-comedy series Truth Seekers.
BBC to record a new TV stand-up show
Six regional shows to give the circuit a shot in the arm
21/07/2020 … The BBC has announced a new stand-up series designed to support grassroots comedy talent hammered by the Covid-19 crisis.
Paddy McGuinness to host new BBC game show
I Can See Your Voice to air next year
21/07/2020 … Paddy McGuinness has been announced as the host of BBC One's new music game show I Can See Your Voice.
Mon 20 July 2020
© BBC/Open Mike Productions Live At The Apollo put on hold
16th series won't be taped this year
20/07/2020 … The next series of Live At The Apollo – its 16th – has been put on hold because of coronavirus.