Fringe fundraiser nears £200,000
With one more virtual gig this week
26/08/2020 … A series of online gigs has raised almost £200,000 for those hit by the cancellation of the Edinburgh Fringe.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 26 August 2020
© BBC Greg Davies to play a crime-scene cleaner
BBC One orders new sitcom based on German comedy
26/08/2020 … Greg Davies is to star in a BBC One series about a crime scene cleaner.
Comics up for Edinburgh TV Awards 2020
Aisling Bea and Mae Martin shortlisted as breakthrough talent
26/08/2020 … Comics Aisling Bea and Mae Martin have been nominated for the breakthrough award at the Edinburgh TV festival.
Tue 25 August 2020
Tributes paid as former stand-up Gina Ryan dies
'Brutally funny, very clever, and a great writer'
25/08/2020 … Comedians have being paying tribute to former stand-up Gina Ryan, who has died at the age of 54.
C4 vows to find a new black sitcom
...as Mo Gilligan hosts a Big Breakfast revival
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is on the lookout for a black sitcom in a bid to make its schedules more diverse.
Channel 4 relaunches Comedy Awards
Revamped ceremony coming next spring
25/08/2020 … Channel 4 is launching a successor to the British Comedy Awards.
C4 travel series for Rosie Jones
Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid Compliant Adventure
25/08/2020 … Rosie Jones is making a travel show for Channel 4 about exploring the UK on a budget.
Fast Show stars pay poignant tribute to Caroline Aherne
Touching scenes in new reunion programme
25/08/2020 … The cast of The Fast Show have paid poignant tribute to their co-star Caroline Aherne in new retrospective marking 25 years since their sketch show debuted.