New BBC podcast for James Acaster
Based on his obsession with the music of 2016
04/02/2020 … James Acaster is to launch a new BBC podcast based on his belief that 2016 was the best year ever for music.
2020 Archives
Tue 04 February 2020
LBGTQ+ comedy competition opens for entry
Win £250 plus a coaching session
04/02/2020 … Entries have opened for the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year competition.
As soon as they heard about this comedy, GCHQ spooks got in touch...
Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer on Sky's new show Intelligence
04/02/2020 … Later this month Nick Mohammed is to appear opposite David Schwimmer in a new Sky One comedy, Intelligence, set in the GCHQ eavesdropping centre.
Mon 03 February 2020
Comedian refuses to appear on 'anti-British' BBC
Alistair Williams takes a stance against 'bias and propaganda'
03/02/2020 … A comedian has refused to appear on the BBC because of what he sees as the broadcaster’s ‘anti-British’ agenda.
© BBC Inside No 9: The Referee’s A...
03/02/2020 … If conjuring up a fresh set of characters, circumstances and even cinematic style for every new half-hour episode of Inside No 9 takes its toll on Reece Shearsmith…
Soho Theatre closes due to bomb scare
All shows cancelled after World War 2 device discovered
03/02/2020 … The Soho Theatre has been forced to cancel all its shows tonight – after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in central London.
Rapper Test Ease on toxic masculinity
03/02/2020 … American rapper Lil' Test Ease addresses criticism that he's a misogynistic in this new Channel 4 video.
Anna Mann and others NextUp recording
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Rich Mix, London
03/02/2020 … Stand-up specials come in all shapes and sizes.