© C4 Peep Show's blackface scene cut
29/06/2020 … Netflix has edited an episode of Peep Show to remove a blackface scene.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 29 June 2020
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Milton Jones reschedules his autumn dates
Not a good sign for the early resumption of live comedy...
29/06/2020 … Milton Jones has become the first major comedian to reschedule his autumn dates – reflecting fresh fears about when live stand-up might be able to resume.
Isy Suttie joins Wallace & Gromit adventure
Playing a 'smart cookie' coder
29/06/2020 … Isy Suttie has joined the cast of the next Wallace & Gromit adventure, alongside Miriam Margolyes and Jim Carter.
Sun 28 June 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen gatecrashes a right-wing gig
Watch the video of him leading an offensive singalong
28/06/2020 … Sacha Baron Cohen has gate-crashed a right-wing pro-gun event in the US.
Whatcha gonna do with all that junk?
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
28/06/2020 … Here’s the pick of this week’s comedy on TV and radio - although the cupboard is looking very bare this far into lockdown.
Golden Girls 'blackface' episode dropped
28/06/2020 … The Golden Girls has become the latest comedy to be removed from streaming service because of a blackface joke.
Sat 27 June 2020
'People of colour should play characters of colour'
The Simpsons and Family Guy recast... as The Office cuts blackface scene
27/06/2020 … White actors will no longer voice black and Asian characters on The Simpsons and Family Guy, producers have announced.
Fri 26 June 2020
‘I’m sorry for being part of the problem'
Tez Ilyas steps down from industry body over inappropriate behaviour
26/06/2020 … Tez Ilyas has stepped down from the steering group of new industry body the Live Comedy Association after admitting ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards…