Ready for take-off?
Newer writers get mentoring via The Female Pilot Club
24/03/2021 … Five comedy writers, including stand-up Athena Kugblenu, are to receive mentoring from established TV names in a bid to improve the gender balance.
Wed 24 March 2021
Air date for Katherine Parkinson's Sitting
Edinburgh Fringe play comes to BBC Four
24/03/2021 … BBC Four has confirmed a broadcast date for Katherine Parkinson’s debut play Sitting.
David Tennant returns as Have I Got News For You host
24/03/2021 … David Tennant is to guest host the first episode of Have I Got News For You when it returns for a 61st series next month.
Tue 23 March 2021
Liz Carr joins The Watcher
Playing a lawyer in Netflix fantasy hit
23/03/2021 … Comedian turned actor Liz Carr has landed a role in Netflix hit The Watcher.
Mon 22 March 2021
© C4 Adam & Joe Show comes to Britbox
(Although it's already available for free on All4)
22/03/2021 … All four series of the The Adam & Joe Show are to be released on Britbox next month.
Thu 18 March 2021
BBC creates a new comedy commissioner
Hannah Rose to work out of Salford as Corporation shifts away from London
18/03/2021 … The BBC has created a new comedy commissioner, to be based in Salford.
Wed 17 March 2021
© Matt Stronge Lloyd Griffith announces rescheduled tour dates
17/03/2021 … Lloyd Griffith has announced the rescheduled dates for his Not Just A Pretty Face tour.
Tue 16 March 2021
Comics join BBC Two book show
Guests revealed for Between The Covers
16/03/2021 … Micky Flanagan, Nish Kumar and Rachel Parris are among the comedians taking part in the next series of BBC Two’s book club Between The Covers.