Top comedy writers to mentor BAME talent
09/06/2020 … Established comedy writers are offering a year's free mentoring to BAME talent hoping to break into the business.
2020 Archives
Tue 09 June 2020
The Toussaint Douglass Show
Sketches from much-tipped stand-up
09/06/2020 … Toussaint Douglass has given some back-to-work tips, his take on home workouts and wonders about his girlfriend's sexual crushes in this collection of short…
© Stuart Hogben Big names announced for another drive-in gig
Bill Bailey, Jason Manford, Omid Djalili and more
09/06/2020 … Bill Bailey, Jason Manford, Milton Jones and Omid Djalili are among the big names line up for yet another drive-in comedy club that has been launched today.
Jack Whitehall WAS funny...
Father and son trade jibes as they talk about their new BBC One show
09/06/2020 … Tell us about the show… Jack: The show is our attempt at trying to have some Father’s Day fun but from the comfort of our own homes, we’re…
Black Lives Matter, as the media reports it
According to Munya Chawawa's creation Barty Crease
09/06/2020 … Here's the truth about the Black Lives Matter protest, as reported by much of the media.
How Trisha Goddard triggered Leigh Francis apology
Presenter told comic she was hurt by his portrayal
09/06/2020 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis was shamed into making his tearful apology over his portrayal of black celebrities by talk show host Trisha Goddard, it has been…
Mon 08 June 2020
© BBC Ten comics who donned blackface
...it's not just Leigh Francis
08/06/2020 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis last week apologised for mimicking black celebrities including Michael Jackson and Craig David on Bo'Selecta! 'I've…
World premiere for Stewart Lee's film about post-punk rockers The Nightingales
King Rocker selected for Sheffield Doc/Fest
08/06/2020 … A film Stewart Lee made about Birmingham post-punk band The Nightingales is to receive its world premiere at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.