When Sean Hughes won the Perrier
Rare footage unearthed on the third anniversary of his death
16/10/2020 … Rare footage of Sean Hughes performing in Edinburgh on the year he won the Perrier has been unearthed on the third anniversary of his death.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Fri 16 October 2020
Who's on the Big Zuu’s Big Eats Christmas special?
Comics reunite with the grime star
16/10/2020 … The guests have been announced for the two Christmas specials of Big Zuu’s Big Eats.
Thu 15 October 2020
© Angst Productions Who's in the next episodes of Mock The Week?
First line-ups for series 19 revealed
15/10/2020 … The line-ups have been announced for the first episodes in the new series of Mock The Week.
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.
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.