© Steve Ullathorne Comics play Dungeons & Dragons for charity
30/04/2020 … Comedians Nish Kumar, Sue Perkins, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe are to play an online game of Dungeons & Dragons for charity.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 30 April 2020
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BBC to air Tony Slattery's mental health film
As part of a season about the topic
30/04/2020 … A film about Tony Slattery is to be a cornerstone of a new BBC season about mental health.
James Corden has eye surgery
Comic taking some time off his US talk show
30/04/2020 … James Corden is taking time off from his US talk show after undergoing eye surgery.
Plebs to end with a feature-length special
...but no new series for ITV2's ancient Roman sitcom
30/04/2020 … Plebs is to come to an end with a feature-length special.
Wed 29 April 2020
Mo Gilligan announces free gig for key workers
...as his new show comes to Channel 4
29/04/2020 … Mo Gilligan is to perform a free stand-up show for NHS and key workers.
© BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions BBC One to repeat Peter Kay's Car Share
And release it as an iPlayer box set
29/04/2020 … BBC One is to repeat all 12 episodes of Peter Kay’s Car Share, the broadcaster has announced today.
Tom Allen to front new ad archive show
29/04/2020 … Tom Allen is to present an archive show looking at the history of TV adverts for Channel 4.
© BBC BBC launches Galton & Simpson writing bursary
£5,500 to develop a new sitcom script
29/04/2020 … The BBC has announced a major new bursary for comedy writing in honour of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.