Comedy agents' production company moves into scripted shows
New executive appointed to Lucky 17
19/05/2021 … Lucky 17, the production company spun out of comedy agency UTC, has appointed a new executive to develop its own scripted shows.
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Wed 19 May 2021
Flo & Joan add songs to drag show Death Drop
Musical sisters punch up West End romp
19/05/2021 … Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan have written five new songs for West End drag show Death Drop.
Daisy May Cooper to star in new 'austerity Britain' drama
Playing a 'brash yet intelligent working-class single mum'
19/05/2021 … Daisy May Cooper is to star in a new BBC drama about a working-class single mum.
Mum writer turns to drama
Stefan Golaszewski pens Marriage for the BBC
19/05/2021 … The creator of the comedy series Mum and Him & Her has written his first drama for the BBC.
© Joseph Sinclair Aisling Bea to host Have I Got News For You
Her first ever appearance on the show
19/05/2021 … Aisling Bea is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time next month.
Tue 18 May 2021
Suffolk 'n good
String of comedy gigs outdoor ampitheatre
18/05/2021 … Comedy stars including Simon Amstell, Sara Pascoe, Milton Jones and Nish Kumar are to play a series of outdoor gigs in Suffolk this summer.
© C4 Friday Night Dinner was a 'great career gift'
Paul Ritter praised sitcom in interview just before his death
18/05/2021 … Tamsin Greig says she tried to talk her Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter out of taking part in the show’s ten-year celebrations before he died.
Assembly opens a major pop-up in Coventry
City of culture venue 'won't affect Edinburgh plans'
18/05/2021 … Edinburgh Fringe operator Assembly is to open a major pop-up venue in Coventry to celebrate its role as the UK’s city of culture this year The Assembly…