Coming soon: Meghan Markle in a sex comedy
Distributor buys the rights to previously unseen pilot
27/03/2019 … A pilot of a raunchy party comedy from Meghan Markle’s past is set to be released almost a decade after it was made.
2019 Archives
Wed 27 March 2019
Samantha Baines writes a children's book
About a girl with an incredible hearing aid
27/03/2019 … Comedian Samantha Baines is to write her first children’s book – an adventure about a girl who wears a hearing aid.
© Rose d'Or John Cleese slams Netflix for dumbing down
...but then they did snub his special
27/03/2019 … John Cleese has complained that Netflix rejected his live comedy special – while commissioning stand-up from a woman who ‘did a routine based on…
Car Share named one the 'must-see' moments of 2018
...and now it's up for a Bafta
27/03/2019 … The finale of Peter Kay’s Car Share has been nominated as one of the ‘must-see’ TV moments of last year – by Bafta.
New Netflix series showcases black female comics
27/03/2019 … Tiffany Haddish is curating a series of half-hour stand-up specials for Netflix showcasing black female comedians.
Danny DeVito's unconventional Taxi audition
27/03/2019 … Danny DeVito has revealed how he landed his breakthrough role in Taxi with an unconventional audition.
100 Reasons To Hate The Theatre
27/03/2019 … Comic Ian Smith has launched an angry rant against the theatre, dubbing it ‘the pretentious man’s television’.
© Hulu Sarah Silverman calls out Hulu for being cheap
They wouldn't pay for her hair and make-up at the Emmys
27/03/2019 … Thanks to the largesse of Netflix, US streaming services are usually thought to be awash with cash.