Comics up for Edinburgh TV Awards 2020
Aisling Bea and Mae Martin shortlisted as breakthrough talent
26/08/2020 … Comics Aisling Bea and Mae Martin have been nominated for the breakthrough award at the Edinburgh TV festival.
2020 Archives
Wed 26 August 2020
30 Days Hath September
Joz Norris grabbles with creative self-esteem
26/08/2020 … Comedian Joz Norris has written a jaunty rhyme about some of the months of the year - but the nagging voice inside his head isn’t happy with it.
Tue 25 August 2020
© UKTV The Lenny Henry Show
25/08/2020 … Considering the writers and cast of The Lenny Henry Show features a lot of up-and-comers, the style of this new Radio 4 series is remarkably old-school, dated, even.
Tributes paid as former stand-up Gina Ryan dies
'Brutally funny, very clever, and a great writer'
25/08/2020 … Comedians have being paying tribute to former stand-up Gina Ryan, who has died at the age of 54.
C4 vows to find a new black sitcom
...as Mo Gilligan hosts a Big Breakfast revival
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is on the lookout for a black sitcom in a bid to make its schedules more diverse.
Channel 4 relaunches Comedy Awards
Revamped ceremony coming next spring
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is launching a successor to the British Comedy Awards.
C4 travel series for Rosie Jones
Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid Compliant Adventure
25/08/2020 … Rosie Jones is making a travel show for Channel 4 about exploring the UK on a budget.
Fatiha El-Ghorri on wearing a hijab, halal dating and more...
Comedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe
25/08/2020 … Fatiha El-Ghorri welcomes her audience to the ‘new to Islam’ meeting in this new short stand-up routine.