Alan Carr works on an autobiographical sitcom
...and he's seeking a youngster to play him as a child
16/02/2021 … Alan Carr is working on a sitcom based on his 1980s upbringing.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 16 February 2021
UKTV seeks scripts from 'unheard' writers
New commissions for Dave and Gold channels
16/02/2021 … The Dave and Gold TV channels are to commission a series of half-hour comedy and drama scripts from underrepresented talent across the UK.
Lost Voice Guy seeks a Geordie accent
But will Lee Ridley's act be the same if he reprogrammes his speech synthesiser
16/02/2021 … ‘Lost Voice Guy’ Lee Ridley is hoping to acquire a Geordie accent.
Mon 15 February 2021
© BBC Iain Pattinson, the writer behind I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, dies at 68
Tributes from across the world of comedy
15/02/2021 … Tributes have been paid to Iain Pattinson, the writer of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, who died at the weekend at the age of 68 after a short illness.
© Aardman Animations This idea's got wings...
CITV commissions animated comedy Lloyd Of The Flies
15/02/2021 … Wallace And Gromit studio Aardman Animations is making a new animated comedy for CITV, all about a housefly.
Matt Lucas to look at 50 Years of Mr Men
As two new characters are introduced
15/02/2021 … Matt Lucas is to present a new Channel 4 documentary looking back at 50 years of the Mr Men books.
Radio 2 announces four comedy pilots
From The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Anuvab Pal
15/02/2021 … Radio 2 is to pilot four new comedy shows from The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Indian comic Anuvab Pal.
BBC to celebrate Caroline Aherne
John Thomson to present short tribute
15/02/2021 … The BBC is to celebrate the work of Caroline Aherne as part of its forthcoming Festival Of Funny.