Rejoice! It's the first indoor comedy gig in 4 months
Manchester's Frog & Bucket pilots a show next week
24/07/2020 … Manchester’s Frog and Bucket is to become the first comedy club to host an indoor gig since lockdown began four months ago.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 24 July 2020
Thu 23 July 2020
Netflix scraps Chris D’Elia prank show
Project axed following accusations of inappropriate sexual advances
23/07/2020 … Netflix has pulled the plug on Chris D’Elia’s upcoming prank show after the comedian was accused of soliciting underage girls on social media.
Sofie Hagen to co-host new true crime podcast
23/07/2020 … Sofie Hagen is to co-host a new true crime podcast for BBC Sounds.
Taskmaster gets more Nordic exposure
New homegrown series across Scandinavia
23/07/2020 … Nordic remakes of Taskmaster are proving a hit across Scandinavia.
© ITV Jonathan Ross to host ITV stand-up series
News comes days after BBC revealed a similar show
23/07/2020 … Jonathan Ross is to host a major new stand-up show for ITV.
Wed 22 July 2020
Off Menu hits 30 million downloads
Milestone for Ed Gamble and James Acaster's podcast
22/07/2020 … Ed Gamble and James Acaster's Off Menu podcast has hit 30 million downloads.
Matt Forde writes his first book
Satirist mixes memoir and politics
22/07/2020 … Satirist Matt Forde has written his first book, mixing autobiography with a behind-the-scenes view of politics from his time as a Labour party adviser.
2020's full Edinburgh Fringe programme revealed
(It's just Arthur Smith doing his walks)
22/07/2020 … Arthur Smith is not going to let a little thing like a global pandemic stop his annual trip to the Edinburgh Fringe… even if the festival itself has been…