David Jason could have been Frank Spencer
But BBC thought he didn't have star quality
27/03/2021 … David Jason was rejected for the role of Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em because BBC bosses thought he was ‘only funny in supporting roles’.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 27 March 2021
The Horne Section's first live stream
The week's best comedy on demand
27/03/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 26 March 2021
Jon Holmes skewers a BBC prize
Accolade for his trippy topical Radio 4 show
26/03/2021 … The Skewer, the topical Radio 4 audioscape masterminded by former Now Show regular Jon Holmes, has scooped a BBC award.
BBC comedy commissioners stand down
26/03/2021 … The BBC’s head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving their jobs.
Scottish banker becomes Fringe chair
Benny Higgins to lead festival's post-pandemic recovery
26/03/2021 … Scottish banker Benny Higgins has been appointed chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
Thu 25 March 2021
Arrested Development star Jessica Walter dies at 80
Actress also voiced Malory Archer in Archer
25/03/2021 … Jessica Walter, who played controlling Bluth family matriarch Lucille in Arrested Development, has died at the age of 80.
Is this the year's first live stand-up gig?
This comic's not waiting for venues to reopen
25/03/2021 … A stand-up is claiming the first live, in-person comedy show of 2021 – long before venues are allowed to reopen.
© BBC/Merman Motherland set for US remake
Bridesmaids director Paul Feig working with UK writers
25/03/2021 … Motherland is set to be remade for an American audience.