Charlie Brooker to make an Antiviral Wipe
22/04/2020 … Charlie Brooker is to make his first Wipe show in more than three years to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 22 April 2020
© BBC / Expectation Alma’s Not Normal gets a full series
BBC Two orders Sophie Willan's sitcom after hit pilot
22/04/2020 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal has been commissioned for a full series, following the success of a pilot earlier this month.
Tue 21 April 2020
Comedy Store goes online
Footage from old gigs to be streamed
21/04/2020 … The Comedy Store is to stream footage from its archives for the first time in a bid to generate income during the lockdown.
© BBC Return of the Mach... virtually
Radio Wales announces a Machynlleth Comedy Festival weekend
21/04/2020 … BBC Radio Wales is to air a virtual version of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, despite the real thing being cancelled.
'I'm not sure my jokes would help people pull through'
Armando Iannucci on the creative dilemma he's facing
21/04/2020 … Armando Iannucci has admitted that trying to be funny during a pandemic is causing him a profound creative dilemma.
Matt Lucas writes Baked Potato kids' book
21/04/2020 … Matt Lucas is writing a children’s picture book based on his fundraising song Thank You, Baked Potato.
Mon 20 April 2020
Could Seinfeld become an adventure game?
Two fans are trying to make it happen
20/04/2020 … Two video game designers are working on a game based around the Seinfeld sitcom.
Daniel Kitson starts a new breakfast radio show
20/04/2020 … Daniel Kitson has started a breakfast show on London-based Resonance FM.