£1.25m lifeline for the Edinburgh Fringe
Loans and grants for the charity behind the festival
16/06/2020 … The Edinburgh Fringe has received a £1.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 16 June 2020
© Anna Soderblom Jonny and the Baptists to tour, without touring
Series of gigs with venues around the UK
16/06/2020 … Musical comedy duo Jonny and the Baptists have announced a new tour, without hitting the road.
© BBC Covid won't stop Fleabag winning awards...
Another accolade from Canadian festival
16/06/2020 … Fleabag has another international TV award to add to its collection, after being named best English-language comedy at the Banff World Media Festival.
Mon 15 June 2020
C4 to examine civil rights era comedy
Part of a series of shorts in response to Black Lives Matter
15/06/2020 … Channel 4 is to air a short film about comedy sketches from the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
BBC local radio to boost new comedy writing
...and free workshop places are available, too
15/06/2020 … The BBC is showcasing new comedy writing across its network of local radio stations this weekend.
© Myriam Frenette Just For Laughs celebrates 10million YouTube subscribers
For its Gags series of hidden-camera pranks
15/06/2020 … Just For Laughs, organisers of the annual Montreal comedy festival, have been given a YouTube award after hitting 10 million subscribers.
31 comedians stage a virtual festival
One show a night throughout July on NextUp
15/06/2020 … Comedy streaming service NextUp is staging a virtual comedy festival throughout July, with a new stand-up performing every night.
Ben Whishaw to star in This Is Going To Hurt
Playing Adam Kay in TV adaptation of his NHS diaries
15/06/2020 … Ben Whishaw – who plays Q in the James Bond movies – is to play Adam Kay in the screen version of the comedian’s bestselling NHS diaries.