When is Russell Howard and Mum: Globetrotters returning?
12/09/2019 … Comedy Central has confirmed an air date for Russell Howard’s fourth travelogue series with his mother Ninettte.
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Thu 12 September 2019
Wed 11 September 2019
NextUp to film stand-up specials at Soho Theatre
11/09/2019 … Soho Theatre has signed a deal with streaming platform NextUp to film and distribute a series of live comedy specials.
What's it like to perform comedy to an audience with dementia?
Comedians stage a care home gig
11/09/2019 … It’s not their usual sort of crowd, but six newish comedians have just performed at a care home – where half the residents have dementia.
Tue 10 September 2019
Brassic fantastic
Sky's best comedy launch in seven years
10/09/2019 … Sky One series Brassic has become the channel’s highest-rated comedy show in more than seven years.
Jack Whitehall to tape a Christmas TV special
10/09/2019 … Jack Whitehall and his father Michael are to host a Christmas variety special at the London Palladium.
BBC releases some historic comedy moments
10/09/2019 … The BBC is making hundreds of clips from its archive available to watch on a new website.
Mon 09 September 2019
© Netflix Ricky Gervais's After Life wins Netflix its first TV Choice Award
...on the day filming starts on series 2
09/09/2019 … Netflix has won its first TV Choice award – thanks to Ricky Gervais.
© BBC Playwright Peter Nichols dies at 92.
Creator of Private On Parade and A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
09/09/2019 … Comic playwright Peter Nichols has died at the age of 92.