Laughing in the face of 2020
New Amazon comedy special with Phoebe Robinson and Rachel Brosnahan
15/10/2020 … A number of female comedians are to look back over 2020 in a new Amazon Prime comedy special.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 15 October 2020
Did Peter Kay earn £1million for doing nothing last year?
15/10/2020 … Reports that Peter Kay made £1million in a year despite making just one charity appearance don’t show the full picture, Chortle can reveal.
Industry giant buys a stake in Gag Reflex agency
DDLT Entertainment also creates a new production company
15/10/2020 … Production giant DLT Entertainment has further expanded its reach into the live comedy world, buying a stake in Manchester-based talent agency Gag Reflex.
The Pin head for the West End
Duo's play The Comeback to be staged this Christmas
15/10/2020 … Comedy double act The Pin are to star in a West End play they have written.
'It’s like The Hunger Games with clowns'
Taskmaster day! Meet Daisy-May Cooper
15/10/2020 … Why did you want to sign up to Taskmaster? I absolutely love the show and my agent is a huge fan so there was no question really.
'It’s like trying to impress a stern stepdad who you kind of resent'
Taskmaster day! Meet Johnny Vegas
15/10/2020 … Why did you sign up for Taskmaster? My very good friend Sian Gibson did it, and she said it was really good fun.
'Alex is genius at coming up with ways for people to prove their ineptitude'
Taskmaster day! Meet Richard Herring
15/10/2020 … Why did you sign up to Taskmaster? I’ve loved this show for ages.
'There was this one task that has been haunting me'
Taskmaster day! Meet Mawaan Rizwan
15/10/2020 … Were a fan of Taskmaster? I saw clips of it on YouTube and I thought it was funny but I didn’t understand how the show works.