Fern-y or die
21/09/2019 … The week's new comedy on demand… Between Two Ferns: The Movie If the idea of a movie spin-off from Zach Galifianakis's low-budget…
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Sat 21 September 2019
Fri 20 September 2019
Rob Brydon cast in BBC One's The Snail And The Whale
With Cariad Lloyd as the teacher
20/09/2019 … Rob Brydon and Cariad Lloyd have been cast in BBC One’s Christmas animated special The Snail And The Whale.
Why one girls' school is teaching its pupils stand-up
Comedy gives valuable skills for the outside world
20/09/2019 … Sixth-formers at a leading private girls’ school are getting lessons in stand-up to help them build confidence in their future workplaces.
© Nobby Clark Jennifer Saunders takes her happy medium to the West End
...plus regional dates for her Blithe Spirit revival
20/09/2019 … The new version of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit starring Jennifer Saunders as a bonkers clairvoyant is to hit the West End.
Thu 19 September 2019
© marianasbits Laura Smyth wins Funny Women Award
New comic will be mentored by Jo Brand
19/09/2019 … Laura Smyth has won this year’s Funny Woman stage award.
Dan Soder to record an HBO special
19/09/2019 … Billions star Dan Soder is to record an HBO special.
Sue Perkins to host nature-based Radio 4 show
Pilot to be taped at London Zoo
19/09/2019 … Sue Perkins is to host a Radio 4 show based on the natural world.
© BBC Guz Khan offers a leg-up into TV
Comic seeks working-class trainees for Man Like Mobeen
19/09/2019 … Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan is spearheading a new training scheme to help get more working-class people into TV.