Festival society pleads for government help to stave off insolvency
21/05/2020 … The body that co-ordinates the Edinburgh Fringe says it is at risk of going bust after this year’s festival was cancelled.
© Fremantle Media/Talkback Highlighting forgotten figures from the past
21/05/2020 … Sandi Toksvig is writing a historical book inspired by the YouTube videos she has been making during lockdown.
© Judi Love/Monkeywing/CC BY-SA 2.0 21/05/2020 … Live stand-up comedy is definitely returning on July 3 – as a drive-in.
© C4 ...as Sharon Horgan revealed already
20/05/2020 … Aisling Bea has confirmed that she is making a second series of her acclaimed Channel 4 show This Way Up.
Netflix special reviewed by Steve Bennett
20/05/2020 … As the title suggests, Patton Oswalt is putting a positive spin on things in this Netflix special.
20/05/2020 … This story of what happened to Tony Slattery, 35 years after he set screens alight with his dazzling displays of mercurial comedy talent is not always an easy…
20/05/2020 … Joe Rogan has signed a reported $100million multi-year deal to move his podcast to Spotify.
...even though the ceremony wasn't until January
20/05/2020 … They were not due to take place until January next year – but the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has decided to cancel its annual awards.
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