Mat Horne pens chase comedy
TV series Loose now in development
12/01/2021 … Gavin and Stacey star Mat Horne has written a comedy series about a Wall Street trader on the run after losing a fortune on the market.
Tue 12 January 2021
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Review of Dane Baptiste's BBC Three pilot
12/01/2021 … It’s long been a running joke that British TV operates a ‘one-in one-out’ policy when it comes to allowing black comedians to become famous.
The Train Guy: Chinstraps
12/01/2021 … Bob Mortimer's Train Guy is back - even if he’s not on the train.
Normies are getting creative
12/01/2021 … Lockdown has driven many people to get creative - which has apparently caused something of an existential crisis for YouTube comedian Chris Fleming.
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New digital series from Comedy Central
12/01/2021 … Comedy Central has signed up a string of comedians to deliver motivational talks in a new digital series.
Mon 11 January 2021
© BBC/Bethany Hobbs Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: British Comedy
11/01/2021 … It will come as little surprise to anyone who’s encountered Mark Kermode’s film criticism on the radio or in print that his TV essay on British comedy…
He-Man: The Musical
Masters Of The Universe collides with Friends
11/01/2021 … The Masters Of The Universe film has been given the musical treatment - using the theme from Friends.
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Former BBC New Comedy Award-winner
11/01/2021 … BBC New Comedy Award winner Stephen Buchanan is to record his first stand-up show for Radio 4.