Leicester Comedy Festival launches its 2022 Circuit Breakers
Call-out for up-and-coming comedians
25/11/2021 … Applications for Leicester Comedy Festival’s Circuit Breakers comedian development programme have opened today.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 25 November 2021
Arthur Strong back for Christmas special
Radio 4 festive highlights also include a Love Actually revival
25/11/2021 … Count Arthur Strong, a Love Actually reunion and more episodes of The Missing Hancocks feature in Radio 4's Christmas highlights this year.
BBC Three coming back to TV
Ofcom clears the way for broadcasts to resume in February
25/11/2021 … BBC Three is to return to TV screens for the first time in six years, after Ofcom today approved its relaunch as a broadcast television channel.
© ITV Kate and Koji series two is back on...
...but without Jimmy Akingbola
25/11/2021 … ITV has confirmed the second series of its sitcom Kate and Koji will air in the spring.
Book deal for Joanne McNally
Comic's essay collection to be published... but not until 2023
25/11/2021 … Joanne McNally is writing a series of essays… but they won’t be published for two more years.
Wed 24 November 2021
© BBC Who's on Live At The Apollo tonight, November 24?
Zoe Lyons, Ria Lina and Tom Ward
24/11/2021 … Zoe Lyons introduces Ria Lina and Tom Ward to the famous West London stage in the third episode of season 16 of Live At The Apollo tonight.
Jeff Innocent wins comedy's biggest prize
£10,001 victory in British Comedian of the Year
24/11/2021 … Jeff Innocent has won the biggest prize in UK comedy.
© Avalon/ITV ITV to air Christmas Spitting Image special
...with Phoebe Waller-Bridge punching up the Queen's traditional message
24/11/2021 … A special episode of Spitting Image is to air on ITV this Christmas.