© BBC The Ranganation gets a fourth series
...and producers are looking for panelists
17/08/2021 … The BBC has ordered a fourth series of The Ranganation.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 17 August 2021
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© ITV Another lifetime achievement award for Billy Connolly
Courtesy of the Edinburgh TV festival
17/08/2021 … Sir Billy Connolly will appear at the Edinburgh Television Festival to receive its lifetime achievement award for his immeasurable contribution to the industry.
Fleabag and her sister reunited
17/08/2021 … Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her on-screen sibling Sian Clifford are to discuss their careers as part of a series of talks from leading drama school…
'Comedy's still too white and middle-class'
Say People Just Do Nothing creators
17/08/2021 … Comedy is still dominated by white middle-class people, the creators of People Just Do Nothing have claimed.
© C4 National Television Awards 2021 shortlists announced
Friday Night Dinner, The Vicar Of Dibley, After Life and Sex Education up for best comedy
17/08/2021 … Friday Night Dinner, The Vicar Of Dibley, After Life and Sex Education have been nominated for best comedy in this year’s National Television Awards.
© Darlington Hippodrome Patrick Monahan cast in Cinderella
Comic to do panto in Darlington
17/08/2021 … Patrick Monahan is to star in pantomime in Darlington this Christmas.
Mon 16 August 2021
Desiree Burch to host a dating show for threesomes
The Golden Triangle heading to Channel 4
16/08/2021 … Desiree Burch is to host a Channel 4 dating show that will set people up for threesomes.
Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut
Comic joins The Witcher prequel, along with Lenny Henry
16/08/2021 … Comics Dylan Moran and Lenny Henry have joined the cast of Netflix’s new fantasy prequel The Witcher: Blood Origin.