All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Plus nods for Mae Martin, Sophie Willan and the late Paul Ritter
28/04/2021 … This Country has scored six nominations in this year’s Bafta awards, with six for Netflix comedy Bad Education.
...even though Sky is yet to give it the green light
27/04/2021 … Work has started on a third series of Sky’s parenting comedy Breeders, its writer Simon Blackwell has revealed.
27/04/2021 … The Guildford Fringe Festival has announced that it will be returning thus summer.
Big names to play outdoor gigs... with great views of London
27/04/2021 … Alexandra Palace has announced a series of big-name comedy gigs for the late May bank holiday.
Shagged. Married. Annoyed. podcast hits the O2 Arena
27/04/2021 … Chris and Rosie Ramsey are adding nine more arena dates to the live tour of their Shagged.
© Any Lane/Pixabay 26/04/2021 … A comedy scriptwriting competition has been launched for black, Asian and other ethnic minority writers.
Ken Cheng and Leila Navabi star in Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain
26/04/2021 … Comics Ken Cheng and Leila Navabi have taped a new CBBC comedy-science show entitled Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain.
With Felicity Montagu and Brian Bovell
26/04/2021 … Felicity Montagu, Johnny Vegas and Brian Bovell have joined the cast of sci-fi-comedy The Unreason.
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