All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic turns on the platform over 'hate speech dog whistling' in Dave Chappelle's special
15/10/2021 … Hannah Gadsby has attacked Netflix boss Ted Sarandos over the ‘hate speech dog whistling’ content of Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special.
Puppet satire's second one-off special for terrestrial TV
15/10/2021 … Spitting Image is to return to ITV for a one-off Halloween special.
Eco-warrior back for Utilita Energy ad campaign
15/10/2021 … Simon Day’s ‘eco warrior’ creation Dave Angel is making a comeback for a new advertising campaign about saving energy.
© Matt Stronge New project to promote live stand-up
14/10/2021 … Four comedy clubs are moving to London’s West End, each for one night only, in a bid to boost their post-lockdown finances.
© Yoshitaka Kono ...which will honour Killing Eve's Jodie Comer
14/10/2021 … Kae Kurd is to host this year’s Edinburgh TV Awards, it has been announced.
© CBS Shrinking reunites him with Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence
14/10/2021 … Brett Goldstein is writing a new comedy for Apple TV+ with his Ted Lasso colleague Bill Lawrence.
© BBC 'I've bitten off way more than I could chew,' says star, two years after heart operation
13/10/2021 … Robert Webb has quit Strictly Come Dancing because of his heart problems.
© Netflix ...but insists it was nothing to do with her tweets
13/10/2021 … Netflix has reinstated an employee who criticised Dave Chappelle’s latest special for transphobia.
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