'Don't criticise the sponsors,' comics told
18/12/2020 … Comedians attending a major arts festival next year have been told they mustn’t say anything to offend the sponsors, who include a controversial fossil fuel…
Broadcaster announces comedy pilots
18/12/2020 … Sketch duo The Delightful Sausage are making a Radio 2 pilot.
18/12/2020 … Quote of the week ‘To all critics of stand-up comedy: do you understand that when your piece comes out, we’ve already left town – with the money’…
18/12/2020 … Meet Samantha, a woman who will dump your partner, so you don’t have to.
Channel 4 books no female comics for its year-end quiz
18/12/2020 … Channel 4 has been criticised for including no female comedians in its Big Fat Quiz Of The Year.
© C4 Tom Davis, David Walliams and Rosie Jones too
18/12/2020 … Aisling Bea, Tom Davis and David Walliams have joined the cast of the BBC’s virtual pantomime Cinderella.
© ITV Pete Strauss joins from indie Spirit Media
18/12/2020 … The BBC’s programme-making arm has appointed a new comedy producer to develop new formats and podcasts.
Leicester Comedy Festival announces wordplay finalists
18/12/2020 … Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the contestants for its annual UK Pun Championship.
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