All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Al Murray / Twitter Praise for his work seeking bone stem cell donors
08/10/2020 … Al Murray has won a major charity award for his work encouraging people to register as blood stem cell donors.
About how she rediscovered love with her childhood sweetheart
08/10/2020 … Katherine Ryan has announced a new stand-up tour, with dates spreading to May 2022.
© BBC First show for Gavin & Stacey star
08/10/2020 … Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page is to present her first radio show.
About an aspiring writer trying to make it in Hollywood
08/10/2020 … US comedy Twenties, about an aspiring young black lesbian writer, is coming to BBC iPlayer.
Bid for a private gig from the offensive comic-magician
08/10/2020 … Jerry Sadowitz is auctioning himself off on eBay.
Commission follows success of the pilot
08/10/2020 … Radio 4 has ordered a comedy series from Room Next Door comedian, Michael Spicer, following the success of a pilot episode.
Gold launches its annual Christmas cracker competition
08/10/2020 … ■ ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE TV comedy channel Gold has announced the return of its annual Christmas cracker joke competition The broadcaster is again seeking…
New producers at programme-making arm
08/10/2020 … The comedy department at BBC Studios has appointed four new producers.
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