Iain Stirling announces free gig for NHS staff
At the recording of his Amazon special
27/04/2020 … Iain Stirling has announced a free show for NHS staff in November.
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Mon 27 April 2020
Will comedy clubs be closed for the rest of 2020?
Probably – if UK follows the Italian timetable
27/04/2020 … Britain’s theatres and comedy clubs may have to wait until the end of the year to reopen, if the UK follows the same timetable as Italy.
Sun 26 April 2020
C5 to show every Golden Girls episode from the very start
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
26/04/2020 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio: Sunday April 26 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL WITH MATT LUCAS: The king of lockdown celebrates what people are doing while…
Sat 25 April 2020
Comedian and Baptist Minister faces Britain's Got Talent judges
Allan Finnegan gets four yeses
25/04/2020 … Comedian and Baptist minister Allan Finnegan got four yesses from judges when he appeared on Britain’s Got Talent tonight.
Cult alternative chat show moves online
25/04/2020 … Here's our pick of the best new comedy on demand.
Fri 24 April 2020
Quizzing comedians to set a world record
...for most people in a 'virtual' pub
24/04/2020 … Comedians including Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson, and Joel Dommett are to help set a record for the ‘most visitors to a virtual pub’.
Katy Brand takes on Mary Poppins
New book following her Dirty Dancing hit
24/04/2020 … Katy Brand is writing a book celebrating Mary Poppins.
© BBC/Endemol Shine Nish Kumar to front a satirical American TV show
Mash Report frontman signs to on-demand service Quibi
24/04/2020 … Nish Kumar is exporting his brand of topical comedy to America.