All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© David Robinson Dylan Jones even performed at mother-and-baby gigs
28/08/2020 … A comedian who has performed at mother-and-baby gigs has a conviction for child pornography.
Rudy Ray Moore's tracks that influenced rap stars
28/08/2020 … His story was recently propelled into the spotlight thanks to the Eddie Murphy film Dolemite Is My Name.
'But I'm not defined by it,' comic tells her sister in frank podcast
28/08/2020 … Jessie Cave has revealed that she was raped by her former tennis coach at the age of 14.
Jimmy Akingbola to host four episodes of Sorry I Didn’t Know
27/08/2020 … ITV has ordered a panel show designed to showcase the ‘gaping lack of knowledge’ most of Britain has when it comes to black history.
Hour-long documentary commissioned
27/08/2020 … ITV has ordered an hour-long documentary about black comedians past and present.
© BBC Major online benefit gig next month
27/08/2020 … Some of the biggest names in British comedy – including Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Stephen Merchant and Sir Michael Palin – to take part in…
Events impossible with Manchester in local lockdown
27/08/2020 … This year’s Women in Comedy festival has officially been cancelled.
All That Glitters seeks Britain's top designers
26/08/2020 … Katherine Ryan is to host a new BBC Two search for the UK’s next up-and-coming jewellery star, All That Glitters.
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