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Joe to make his Shakespearean debut
02/02/2021 … Joe Lycett is to make his Shakespearean debut – performing in Macbeth.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 02 February 2021
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© Comic Relief Comedians launch Red Nose Day 2021
Joe Lycett, Mo Gilligan, Shappi Khorsandi and Lenny Henry join Benedict Cumberbatch and Judi Dench
02/02/2021 … Joe Lycett, Mo Gilligan, Shappi Khorsandi and Sir Lenny Henry have contributed to a new video to launch this year’s Red Nose Day.
Mon 01 February 2021
Cushty! Royal Mail releases Only Fools stamps
12 designs with Del Boy and Co
01/02/2021 … The Royal Mail is marking the 40th anniversary of Only Fools And Horses with a new set of stamps.
© Channel 5/NBC Saved By The Bell's Screech dies at 44
Dustin Diamond had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer
01/02/2021 … Dustin Diamond, who played Samuel ‘Screech’ Powers in 1990s US sitcom Saved by the Bell has died from cancer,.
BBC Studios signs up two new comedy writers
Year-long contract to work on radio shows
01/02/2021 … BBC Studios has taken on two new staff writers for comedy.
© BBC What now for Scot Squad?
Comedy's creator leaves the show to join Channel 4
01/02/2021 … Scot Squad creator Joe Hullait is leaving the show to join Channel 4 as a commissioning executive.
Fringe By The Sea announces its 2021 line-up
Comics confirmed for North Berwick festival
01/02/2021 … Question marks may still remain over what form this year’s Edinburgh Fringe might take… but the nearby Fringe By The Sea has announced its programme.