Comedies up for 2020 National Television Awards
07/01/2020 … After Life, Derry Girls, Fleabag, Mrs Brown's Boys and Sex Education have all been nominated for best comedy in this year’s National Television Awards.
2020 Archives
Tue 07 January 2020
A comedy landmark goes up in flames
Koko played host to the Goons, Python and more
07/01/2020 … The London venue Koko, which was badly damaged in an overnight blaze, has rightly been hailed as a major landmark in the capital’s music scene, having played…
An introduction to Latin American comedy
By Venezuelan stand-up Ivan Aristeguieta, currently performing at the Soho Theatre in London
07/01/2020 … If you ask me about what I watch online in terms of comedy my answer will be: Patton Oswalt, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman and Jerry Seinfeld.
Baking bad
Comedians join The Great Celebrity Bake Off
07/01/2020 … Russell Howard, Joel Dommett, Mo Gilligan and Jenny Eclair are among the stars taking part in the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Mon 06 January 2020
Katherine Ryan joins 8 Out Of 10 Cats
Comic will be the new team captain
06/01/2020 … Katherine Ryan is to become a full-time team captain on E4’s 8 out of 10 Cats when the series returns tomorrow night.
Omid Djalili: I write gags for Prince Charles
Comic reveals he's an unpaid court jester...
06/01/2020 … Omid Djalili has revealed that he writes gags for Prince Charles.
Radio 4 picks up Sue Perkins wildlife show
06/01/2020 … Radio 4 has picked up a nature-based comedy show fronted by Sue Perkins for a full series.
Ken Dodd: Happiness and Tears by Louis Barfe
06/01/2020 … When Ashtar Al Khirshan was making a serious-minded profile of Ken Dodd for the BBC’s Arena arts strand in 2007, the director kept pushing to find out what…