Avalon buys into another talent management firm
Taking a majority stake in The Agency
20/10/2020 … Comedy management and production company Avalon has bought a majority stake in fellow talent company The Agency.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 20 October 2020
Just For Laughs hails digital success
20/10/2020 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is hailing its 2020 digital version a success, after attracting 778,000 viewers worldwide.
Dane Baptiste to pilot Bamous for BBC Three
Satirical show about the limited opportunities for black talent
20/10/2020 … Dane Baptiste is to front a one-off satirical show for BBC Three about the limited opportunities for black talent in the UK.
© BBC/Nit TV/Ray Burmiston Harry Hill launches a podcast
20/10/2020 … Harry Hill is launching a new podcast, with a big difference.
How improv could make your life better
20/10/2020 … Comedian Pippa Evans has written a self-help book based around improv.
Manchester comedy scene mourns Stan Vernon
Trailblazing comedian and promoter dies at 63
20/10/2020 … The funeral takes place today of Stan Vernon, one of the founder members of the Manchester comedy scene, who died last month at the age of 63.
Mon 19 October 2020
Simon Pegg mourns his producer
Miles Ketley dies at 52, days before Truth Seekers launches
19/10/2020 … Miles Ketley, the chief executive of Simon Pegg’s and Nick Frost’s production company, Stolen Picture, has unexpectedly died at the age of 52.
Comedy gig turns nasty
Alex Williamson angrily squares up to punter
19/10/2020 … YouTuber turned stand-up Alex Williamson says he’s seeking mental health advice after turning nasty on a punter in a comedy club this weekend.