All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comedy gives valuable skills for the outside world
20/09/2019 … Sixth-formers at a leading private girls’ school are getting lessons in stand-up to help them build confidence in their future workplaces.
© Nobby Clark ...plus regional dates for her Blithe Spirit revival
20/09/2019 … The new version of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit starring Jennifer Saunders as a bonkers clairvoyant is to hit the West End.
© marianasbits New comic will be mentored by Jo Brand
19/09/2019 … Laura Smyth has won this year’s Funny Woman stage award.
19/09/2019 … Billions star Dan Soder is to record an HBO special.
Pilot to be taped at London Zoo
19/09/2019 … Sue Perkins is to host a Radio 4 show based on the natural world.
© BBC Comic seeks working-class trainees for Man Like Mobeen
19/09/2019 … Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan is spearheading a new training scheme to help get more working-class people into TV.
Including Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma, Julian Barratt and Kevin Eldon
19/09/2019 … Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma and Julian Barratt have joined the cast of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s forthcoming Amazon Prime series, Truth Seekers.
© Amanda Searle Along with Vicki Pepperdine, Steve Pemberton and Zoe Wanamaker
19/09/2019 … Michael Palin, Vicki Pepperdine, Steve Pemberton and Zoë Wanamaker have been cast in Mackenzie Crook’s modern-day adaptation of Worzel Gummidge.
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