Rose d'Or for Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa
...and another for Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones
26/11/2020 … Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has won the ‘performance of the year’ accolade at the prestigious international Rose d’Or television awards.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 26 November 2020
Wed 25 November 2020
Comedians re-release festive fundraising track
Christmas Magic helps stand-ups in need
25/11/2020 … Christmas Magic – a charity song featuring 60 top US comedians – has been re-released today to raise money for struggling performers.
Jayde Adams to record Radio 4 stand-up special
With music from Jerry Springer composer Richard Thomas
25/11/2020 … Jayde Adams is to record a Radio 4 stand-up special about being ‘a working-class girl riding high on the often middle-class wave of showbusiness’.
Missed the Chortle Comedy Book Festival?
Never fear, catch-up passes are available here
25/11/2020 … Comedy fans who missed out on Chortle's book festival can still watch all the sessions with a special catch-up pass, launched today.
Sarah Millican announces huge tour
148 dates for Bobby Dazzler in 2021-2022
25/11/2020 … Sarah Millican has announced a mammoth 148-date tour, Bobby Dazzler.
Rose Matafeo movie gets a UK release date
Baby Done to hit cinemas next year
25/11/2020 … Rose Matafeo’s movie Baby Done is to be released in the UK and Ireland on January 22, it has been announced today.
Comedians nominated for 2021 Grammy awards
25/11/2020 … Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan Tiffany Haddish, Patton Oswalt and Jerry Seinfeld have been nominated in the 2021’s Grammy Awards.
Tue 24 November 2020
© Dave Chappelle/Instagram Netflix drops Chappelle's Show
Because the comic asked them too
24/11/2020 … Chappelle's Show has been removed from Netflix at the request of the comedian himself.