All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
'Lockdown has given us great opportunities'
28/07/2020 … The company behind spoof website Daily Mash has doubled its cash balance in six months Digitalbox plc, which also owns Entertainment Daily, swelled its bank…
© BBC But 52-year-old comedy won't be banned
27/07/2020 … A 52-year-old episode of radio comedy Round The Horne has broken current BBC standards because of its potentially racist stereotypes, the broadcaster’s complaints…
Quite some feat 12 years after he died!
27/07/2020 … George Carlin is to make an appearance in the new Bill & Ted movie – 12 years after his death.
© Comedy Central 27/07/2020 … Jimmy Carr and Adam Kay have been added to the bill of what’s being billed as the first socially distanced live music arena.
© BBC/Stephen Perry/Wall to Wall Alongside Jessica Hynes, Kermit and Miss Piggy
27/07/2020 … Greg Davies, Jessica Hynes, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will be among the celebrities handing out Bafta awards this Friday.
Informal sequel to 1066 And All That
26/07/2020 … Al Murray has written a spoof history book, picking up the mantle of the classic 1066 And All That.
Baftas, Travel Man, and the rest of the week's comedy on TV and radio
26/07/2020 … Wednesday July 29 COMEDY’S COMING HOME: In this 2002 series, being repeated from today on Radio 4 Extra, British comedians visit their families' homelands…
The pick of the week's live comedy
26/07/2020 … Gigs are taking place outdoors and, tentatively, indoors from this week, adhering to social distancing guidelines.
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