ITV vows to end the all-male comedy writing room
Comedy chief's bid to tackle gender imbalance
18/06/2019 … ITV will no longer commission comedy shows with all-male writers' rooms.
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Famalam gets a third series
Plus a Christmas special for BBC's black-led sketch show
17/06/2019 … BBC Three sketch show Famalam is to return for a third series and a one-off Christmas special.
Geoff Norcott to explore How The Middle Classes Ruined Britain
Comedian's new BBC Two documentary entitled
17/06/2019 … Geoff Norcott is to make a BBC Two documentary entitled How The Middle Classes Ruined Britain.
© BBC BBC Ouch seeks storytellers
17/06/2019 … Submissions are now open for BBC Ouch’s fourth storytelling event, hosted by Laura Lexx at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.
NextUp seeks comics to film at Edinburgh
On-demand service expands its offering
17/06/2019 … Stand-up on demand service NextUp are seeking Edinburgh Fringe comics to join their platform.
Tiffany Haddish boycotts Georgia over abortion laws
Comic pulls gig in support of state's women
17/06/2019 … American comedian Tiffany Haddish has become the first major entertainer to boycott the state of Georgia over its controversial abortion clampdown.
Who's playing the 2019 Greenwich Comedy Festival
17/06/2019 … Sean Lock, Josh Widdicombe, Sara Pascoe and Jason Manford are among the headliners for this year’s Greenwich Comedy Festival.
Kim Cattrall drops out of Joe Wilkinson's sitcom
...to be replaced by Sarah Parish
17/06/2019 … Kim Cattrall has dropped out of Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan new sitcom The Cockfields.