Book deal for Michael Spicer
Secrets of The Room Next Door revealed
20/04/2020 … Michael Spicer has signed a book deal thanks to the success of his Room Next Door web series.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 20 April 2020
© BBC New film looks at 'the man behind the enigma' of Peter Sellers
BBC to air major new documentary
20/04/2020 … BBC Two is to air a documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Peter Sellers.
New sitcom for Australian comic Kitty Flanagan
Entitled Entitled it's about the entitled
20/04/2020 … Australian comic Kitty Flanagan is making a TV comedy down under about a probate lawyer.
Comedy Women in Print reveals its 2020 longlists
For published and unpublished work
20/04/2020 … The Comedy Women in Print Prize, the literary awards set up by Helen Lederer last year, has unveiled its 2020 longlists.
Sun 19 April 2020
'It's up there with racist jokes'
BBC flooded with complaints over Peter Kay's breastfeeding gag
19/04/2020 … The BBC says it has received 175 complaints over a breastfeeding joke on the new episodes of Peter Kay's Car Share.
It's the BBC's feel-good-athon
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
19/04/2020 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Sunday April 19 KEEP CALM - IT'S CARRY ON…BBC Two has been running some classic old movies…
When will comedy clubs and theatres reopen?
June 15 suggested under 'traffic light' system of easing lockdown
19/04/2020 … Comedy clubs could reopen on June 15 under a three-stage ‘traffic light’ plan to end lockdown.
Sat 18 April 2020
Praise be! The Vicar Of Dibley's back
Dawn French revives her character for Big Night In
18/04/2020 … Dawn French is to revive the Vicar Of Dibley for the BBC’s Big Night In lockdown extravaganza this week.