Geraldine Hickey scoops Melbourne's top comedy award
And Daniel Sloss takes People's Choice
17/04/2021 … Geraldine Hickey has won the top prize at the the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
2021 News
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Sat 17 April 2021
Fri 16 April 2021
Women gain the majority in BBC Three comedies
Milestone reached as new pilots are announced
16/04/2021 … The BBC has announced four new pilots in its Comedy Slices strand – all led by female talent.
Leicester Comedy Festival to run a year-round venue
...taking over city's Cookie bar
16/04/2021 … The organisers of the Leicester Comedy Festival are to run their own year-round comedy venue.
Thu 15 April 2021
© Tiger Aspect Man Like Mobeen up for two Broadcast Awards
15/04/2021 … Man Like Mobeen is up for two gongs at this year’s Broadcast Awards.
Unseen Borat footage to be released
Amazon special showing deleted scenes - and Sacha Baron Cohen fleeing a mob
15/04/2021 … Unseen footage from the Borat Subsequent MovieFilm is to be released.
© BBC Morecambe and Wise cleared over 'racist' Irish sketch
BBC gets a complained 52 years on...
15/04/2021 … You don’t normally equate Morecambe and Wise with causing offence.
© BBC Comics offer tips on how to break through
BBC launches sessions for up-and-coming talent
15/04/2021 … Elis James and Kiri Pritchard–McLean are among those taking part in BBC sessions next week offering tips on how to break through in to broadcasting.
© BBC Disney+ orders a 'uniquely British' superhero comedy
15/04/2021 … Disney+ has ordered a new superhero comedy from Northern Irish writer Emma Moran.