West End showcases for Edinburgh nominees
18/09/2019 … Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their annual West End showcases.
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Wed 18 September 2019
Tue 17 September 2019
New tour for Tommy Tiernan
Irish firebranks announces Tomfoolery show for 2020
17/09/2019 … Tommy Tiernan has announced a new show for 2020.
BBC Radio Wales renews Bravo Two Charlies
Second series for police comedy
17/09/2019 … BBC Radio Wales has ordered a second series of its police comedy Bravo Two Charlies, after it became one of the most downloaded Welsh programmes on the BBC Sounds…
Demetri Martin cancels UK gigs – AGAIN
Rescheduled dates pulled with no explanation
17/09/2019 … Demetri Martin has scrapped his UK and Ireland tour dates for the second time in six months.
Manchester Podcast Festival line-up unveiled
Guilty Feminist, Richard Herring and more
17/09/2019 … The Manchester Podcast Festival has unveiled its programme for 2019.
© ITV Gold orders star-studded seaside sitcom
David Walliams, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Simon Bird all head for Sandylands
17/09/2019 … David Walliams, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Simon Bird are to star in a new seaside-set sitcom for the Gold channel.
Mon 16 September 2019
Saturday Night Live fires its new recruit over racist term
'The language Shane Gillis used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable'
16/09/2019 … Saturday Night Live has fired its new cast member Shane Gillis for using a racist term in a podcast – even before the new season has started.
Netflix signs up Seinfeld
16/09/2019 … Seinfeld is coming to Netflix – but not until 2021.