Daliso Chaponda becomes charity ambassador
BGT comedian backs educational efforts in Malawi
07/11/2021 … London-based charity Think Malawi, has announced that stand-up Daliso Chaponda will be its first celebrity ambassador.
Sun 07 November 2021
Thu 04 November 2021
BBC comedy development producer joins her old bosses
Emily Allen takes a new job Boffola Pictures
04/11/2021 … Boffola Pictures, the production company set up by former BBC comedy chiefs Shane Allen and Kate Daughton, has made its first appointment Emily Allen –…
Wed 03 November 2021
© BBC BBC announces new comedy commissioning team
Including a talent development exec
03/11/2021 … New BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie has announced a fresh commissioning team, including a new role as head of talent development.
Mon 01 November 2021
Only Fools Christmas specials come to Blu-ray
01/11/2021 … The 1980s Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials are to be released on Blu-ray for the first time.
Travel show for Eugene Levy
Schitt's Creek star is The Reluctant Traveler for Apple TV+
01/11/2021 … Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy is to host a new travel series for Apple TV+.
Sun 31 October 2021
Simon Brodkin extends tour
Troublemaker now runs for more than 100 nights
31/10/2021 … Simon Brodkin has extended his UK Troublemaker tour to almost 100 dates.
Thu 28 October 2021
Bianca Del Rio announces UK comedy dates
Unsanitized world tour hits these shores in May
28/10/2021 … RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio has announced a UK comedy tour.
Tue 26 October 2021
New US comedy role for Claudia O’Doherty
Former Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee cast in Craig Robertson's Killing It
26/10/2021 … Former Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Claudia O’Doherty has been cast in a new US sitcom.