Edinburgh Fringe chairman steps down
Now the hunt is on for his replacement
03/02/2021 … The chairman of the body that co-ordinates the Edinburgh Fringe is to step down at the end of next month.
Wed 03 February 2021
Rhys Nicholson works on new Australian TV comedy
Funding for Spreadsheet, about a woman methodically plotting her sex life
03/02/2021 … Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson is working on a new comedy series about a woman who uses a database to help her sex life.
Mon 01 February 2021
BBC Studios signs up two new comedy writers
Year-long contract to work on radio shows
01/02/2021 … BBC Studios has taken on two new staff writers for comedy.
Fringe By The Sea announces its 2021 line-up
Comics confirmed for North Berwick festival
01/02/2021 … Question marks may still remain over what form this year’s Edinburgh Fringe might take… but the nearby Fringe By The Sea has announced its programme.
Fri 29 January 2021
Kurt Braunohler develops birth centre comedy
New sitcom Pushing in development at NBC
29/01/2021 … Comedian Kurt Braunohler is developing a US sitcom set in a birth centre.
Thu 28 January 2021
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Asim Chaudhry join Netflix's The Sandman
Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book series
28/01/2021 … Sanjeev Bhaskar and People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry have been cast in new Netflix drama The Sandman.
Tue 26 January 2021
327,000 watch the Big Burns Supper
Online success for Janey Godley-hosted show
26/01/2021 … Janey Godley’s Big Burns Supper attracted a digital audience of 327,000 viewers last night.
David Nobbs writing bursary ups its prize
£750 for promising comedy talent
26/01/2021 … The comedy writing prize set up in memory of Reggie Perrin creator David Nobbs has increased its prize.