BBC comedy awards nominate virtually no women
Audio accolades are a male-dominated affair
19/11/2019 … Mark Steel, Phil Wang and Alexei Sayle are among the comedians shortlisted for the 2020 BBC Audio Drama awards.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 19 November 2019
Owen Money cancels panto season after collapsing at home
Welsh comedy veteran told to rest on doctor's orders
19/11/2019 … Welsh comedian Owen Money has been forced to quit his annual pantomime appearance after he collapsed at home.
Netflix to air Kevin Hart documentary
Six-part series about his life after the Oscars furore
19/11/2019 … Kevin Hart is to give a behind-the-scenes look at his life in a new c series.
Back To Life gets a second series
Six new episodes for Daisy Haggard’s black BBC comedy
19/11/2019 … Daisy Haggard’s black comedy Back To Life is to return for a second series.
Comedian has one of the hottest unmade shows in TV
As does the writer of The Young Offenders
19/11/2019 … Projects from comedian Archie Maddocks and Young Offenders writer Karen Cogan are some of the hottest unmade TV shows in the business.
Jessie Cave writes her first novel
Sunset is inspired by her relationship with her sister
19/11/2019 … Jessie Cave has written her first novel.
© Netflix Ricky Gervais to receive a Rose d'Or
Accolade for his performance in After Life
19/11/2019 … Ricky Gervais is to receive a Rose d’Or award for his performance in the Netflix series After Life.
Mon 18 November 2019
Adam Hills makes rugby documentary
Film to air on Channel 4 next month
18/11/2019 … Adam Hills has made a Channel 4 documentary about his attempts to live out a boyhood dream to play competitive rugby league.