© 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.
Tue 25 August 2020
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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.
Del Boy's a teddy boy
...but bear has a hefty price tag
25/08/2020 … It’s certainly not hooky gear - but it comes at quite a price.
© BBC 'Get rid of the poof'
How the BBC wanted Mr Humphries dropped from Are You Being Served?
25/08/2020 … He is one of the most memorable characters from Are You Being Served? – but Mr Humphries would have been axed had BBC bosses got their way.