Dane Baptiste: My Unidentical Twin
Stand-up routine gets animated
13/08/2020 … Animator Ken Grinell has made a cartoon version of one of Dane Baptiste's routines.
2020 Archives
Thu 13 August 2020
© Stuart Hogben Comedy at the mansion
Top comics gig to save historic London building
13/08/2020 … Dara O Briain Tom Allen and Joel Dommett are among the comics announced to play a new festival raising funds to save the historic Chiswick House And Gardens…
Keith Lemon stung by Mel Sykes criticism
War of words over his 'limited vocabulary' when it comes to women
13/08/2020 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis has hit back at presenter Melanie Sykes, after she slammed his alter-ego for the way he treats women.
Adil Ray to host new ITV game show
Word-based show Lingo seeks contestants
13/08/2020 … Citizen Khan star Adil Ray is to host a new ITV show based on word games.
Tim Minchin releases a new single, Apart Together
Title track from his first studio album
13/08/2020 … Tim Minchin has released the title track from his first studio album, Apart Together.
Wed 12 August 2020
American network chiefs fail in their ratings task...
Dumping Taskmaster didn't boost the CW's audience
12/08/2020 … The American network executives’ decision to axe Taskmaster after just one episode has had almost zero effect on their ratings.
© Markus Spiske/Pexels If computers made Edinburgh Fringe shows..
An AI bot is generating some fake titles and blurbs - but are they any weirder than the real thing?
12/08/2020 … There may not be an Edinburgh Fringe show this year, but hundreds of shows are still being generated.
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gets a gritty reboot
Bidding war sparked by viral video
12/08/2020 … Will Smith’s 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is set to be rebooted – as a gritty drama.