Phil Wang finally gets to tape his Netflix special
...and at the London Palladium, too
15/03/2021 … Phil Wang is finally getting to record his first full-length Netflix special.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 15 March 2021
© Belstone Pictures A killer cast!
Comedy stars galore in comic horror movie Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
15/03/2021 … A host of British comedy talent have made a comic horror-thriller movie set to have its world festival premiere this week.
Fawlty Towers gets a full vinyl release
Audio of all 12 episodes on LP for the first time
15/03/2021 … Audio versions of all 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers are to be released as a full vinyl LP collection for the first time.
Sky buys Kiwi comedy Wellington Paranormal
What We Do In The Shadows spin-off from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
15/03/2021 … Sky has brought the rights to Wellington Paranormal, a What We Do In The Shadows spin-off from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
© Avalon Minnie Driver joins Rose Matafeo's Starstuck
Along with Nikesh Patel and a lot of familiar comedy faces
15/03/2021 … Minnie Driver and a host of familiar comedy faces have joined the cast of Rose Matafeo’s forthcoming BBC romcom Starstruck.
Sun 14 March 2021
Tiffany Haddish wins a Grammy
Only the fourth solo female comedian to do in 60 years
14/03/2021 … Tiffany Haddish has won the Grammy for best comedy album for the audio recording of her stand-up special Black Mitzvah.
Did Charlie Chaplin steal his tramp persona?
The forgotten Scottish comedian with a remarkably similar look
14/03/2021 … He was a box-office hit hailed as one of ‘the greatest comedians of the day’ – but history has largely forgotten silent movie star Billie…
© Andy Devonshire/C4 The Taskmaster™ returns
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
14/03/2021 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.