Dame Vera Lynn on Morecambe and Wise
18/06/2020 … In memory of Dame Vera Lynn, who has died today at the age of 103, here's her appearance on Morecambe and Wise.
2020 Archives
Thu 18 June 2020
© Damian Bennett Tim Minchin releases a new single today
I’ll Take Lonely Tonight is a 'temptation tug-of-war'
18/06/2020 … Tim Minchin has today released his new single, I’ll Take Lonely Tonight.
Chris D'Elia denies pursuing underage girls
But he admits 'I was a dumb guy... I will do better'
18/06/2020 … American comedian Chris D’Elia has denied pursuing underage girls and soliciting naked photographs.
Wed 17 June 2020
© Fox Why are sitcom dads so useless?
Fathers are increasingly shown as inept, Erica Scharrer's research found
17/06/2020 … From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.
How hard has the comedy industry been hit by coronvirus?
New survey hopes to find the answers
17/06/2020 … A newly-formed lobby group is trying to determine the full extent of the financial damage the Covid-19 lockdown has wreaked on the comedy industry.
© UKTV Taskmaster UK heads to America
The CW network snaps up the rights
17/06/2020 … Taskmaster is to air in the US.
Netflix pulls more comedies over blackface
It's Always Sunny...and Bob and David dropped
17/06/2020 … Netflix has removed more comedy shows because of blackface.
© Jason Manford/Facebook 'Just call him Jason Van-ford'
17/06/2020 … Jason Manford has landed some work at Iceland after being turned down by Tesco.