US release for Simon Bird's Days of The Bagnold Summer
14/12/2020 … Simon Bird’s directorial debut is to get a US cinema release.
Mon 14 December 2020
Jack Whitehall was UK's biggest touring act of 2020
...and Jeff Dunham biggest in the world
14/12/2020 … He may have had less competition than in a normal year, but Jack Whitehall was Britain’s highest-grossing touring comedian this year.
Christmas With Corona
by Jorge Hordestadt & The Little Brick Walls
14/12/2020 … Christmas wouldn't be Christmas - even in a pandemic - without a plethora of festive comedy songs.
Brian Butterfield launches a podcast
New life for Peter Serafinowicz character
14/12/2020 … Peter Serafinowicz has revived his Brian Butterfield character for a new podcast.
Live comedy is decimated, careers cut short
BBC comedy chief Shane Allen on why the Corporation set up a Comedy Association
14/12/2020 … British comedy is one of our greatest cultural triumphs exported the world over; from Chaplin to Fleabag it’s something we’re exceptional at.
'The last of a certain kind of demimonde bon-viveur'
14/12/2020 … The words of comedy and theatre have today paid tribute to ebullient producer David Johnson, who died yesterday at the age of 60.
Comedians to front new TV dating format
Commentating on awkward enocounters
14/12/2020 … Comedians are to set members of the public up with blind dates in a new series being made for Sky One.
The BBC unveils big plans for comedy
New festival, financing and programmes, especially focussed on the under-represnted
14/12/2020 … The BBC has announced a raft of new measures to boost its comedy output by encouraging new talent.