Angel Comedy launches a nightly comedy show
Part of a package of lockdown projects
15/04/2020 … London’s Angel Comedy club has launched live-streamed content five nights a week during the lockdown.
Wed 15 April 2020
Tue 14 April 2020
Presenters named for BBC's Big Night In
Lenny Henry, Paddy McGuinness and others to host lockdown extravaganza
14/04/2020 … Matt Baker, Zoe Ball, Lenny Henry, Davina McCall and Paddy McGuinness are to host BBC One’s Big Night In extravaganza, the corporation has announced.
Fri 10 April 2020
Modern Family bows out with 7.4million
Good figures, but far from its peak
10/04/2020 … Modern Family bowed out with 7.
Thu 09 April 2020
Australia gets a virtual comedy festival
Courtesy of streaming service Stan
09/04/2020 … Australian streaming channel Stan has commissioned a virtual comedy festival, following the cancellation of real festivals down under The new series will be filmed…
Mon 06 April 2020
It's going to be one long, dark weekend...
Comic John Robertson to stage a 48-hour version of his Dark Room show
06/04/2020 … Comedian John Robertson is to host a mammoth 48-hour marathon version of his interactive videogame comedy The Dark Room.
Kids behave better after a funny TV show
...say more than half of parents
06/04/2020 … More than half of parents say their children are better behaved after watching a funny TV show.
Comedians launch mental health magazine
Online help for those struggling through the lockdown
06/04/2020 … Comedians including Pierre Novellie, Olga Koch and William Stone are among those contributing to a digital mental health magazine to help people cope during the…
Thu 02 April 2020
© BBC/Endemol Shine The Daily Mash reports record figures
Satirical website boosted by lockdown
02/04/2020 … Not everyone is suffering during the coronavirus lockdown.