Jack Whitehall in new production deal
Two-year contract to develop new shows
11/10/2021 … Jack Whitehall has signed an exclusive two-year deal with production company Banijay UK to develop unscripted projects.
Mon 11 October 2021
Fri 08 October 2021
Comedy agent Ellie Cahill-Nicholls joins DLT
Talent-spotter was previously with Noel Gay
08/10/2021 … Comedy agent Ellie Cahill-Nicholls has joined DLT Entertainment, the group whose raft of management companies already includes Andrew Roach Talent, The Galton Agency,…
Thu 07 October 2021
Live dates for Something Rhymes With Purple
Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent's podcast hits the road
07/10/2021 … Something Rhymes With Purple, the podcast in which Gyles Brandreth and Countdown’s dictionary maven Susie Dent examine the origin of words and phrases, has…
Tue 05 October 2021
NextUp arrives on smart TVs
Comedy streaming service's deal with Samsung and LG
05/10/2021 … Comedy streaming service NextUp has been added to Samsung and LG smart TVs.
Mon 04 October 2021
Comedy Store signs three new acts
First contracts in three years for management arm
04/10/2021 … The talent agency arm of the Comedy Store has announced its first new signings in three years.
Fri 01 October 2021
Comedy reviewer launches podcast
Brian Logan and co-hosts talk criticism
01/10/2021 … Guardian reviewer Brian Logan has launched a new podcast about comedy criticism.
John Thomson joins Hairspray
01/10/2021 … John Thomson is to join the UK tour of Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad.
Wed 29 September 2021
Robert Florence to host GamesMaster
New role for Burniston co-creator
29/09/2021 … Burniston co-creator Robert Florence is to host the revived version of GamesMaster on E4, the broadcaster has announced today.