© BBC / Alan Peebles Two Doors Down picks up Celtic media award
As do Tudur Owen and A Perforated Ulster,
12/06/2020 … Two Doors Down was named best comedy at the Celtic Media Festival Awards last night.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 12 June 2020
© BBC / Alan Peebles Thu 11 June 2020
Fawlty has fallen: John Cleese strikes back
Co-creator defends racist language on controversial episode
11/06/2020 … John Cleese has defended an episode of Fawlty Towers that was pulled from catch-up TV, saying those who don’t get the joke are ‘stupid’.
Dear Joan & Jericha becomes a book
By Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine
11/06/2020 … Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine have written a book in the guise of their agony aunt alter-egos Joan and Jericha.
Judd Apatow to make a documentary about George Carlin
Before his legacy 'disappears down the digital drain'
11/06/2020 … Judd Apatow is working on a documentary about American comedy legend George Carlin.
Harry Enfield defends using blackface
'I don't think I regret it...'
11/06/2020 … Harry Enfield has defended using blackface in his comedy career, saying: ‘I don’t think I regret it.
Scrubs could become a movie
'I think it will happen' says star Zach Braff
11/06/2020 … Zach Braff wants to make a movie version of his long-running hospital sitcom Scrubs.
© BBC Netflix drops the Mighty Boosh
11/06/2020 … The Mighty Boosh has become the latest comedy to be pulled from Netflix because of scenes containing blackface.
Wed 10 June 2020
BBC pulls Chris Lilley's blackface clips
...after initially refusing to bow to pressure
10/06/2020 … The BBC has quietly removed clips of Australian comedian Chris Lilley in blackface from its website.