Julia Davis joins The Toxic Avenger
Big-screen role for Hunderby creator
16/06/2021 … Julia Davis has joined the cast of the new Toxic Avenger movie.
2021 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 16 June 2021
© C4 Mae Martin signs 'first look' deal with Objective Fiction
Comic is working on a new comedy-drama for Netflix
16/06/2021 … Mae Martin has signed a ‘first look’ deal with major production house Objective Fiction for future writing projects.
My Bardy-Wardy
Russell Brand does Shakespeare
16/06/2021 … Russell Brand is to film a one-man theatre show about Shakespeare.
Jennifer Saunders fuels the culture wars
Ab Fab stars says 'woke' concerns 'stop a lot of the fun'
16/06/2021 … As a pioneer of the alternative comedy movement that banished old-school racist and sexist comedy from the mainstream, you might expect Jennifer Saunders to be alert…
Tue 15 June 2021
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Insider's Guide to Inside No.9 to be published
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton collabrate with author
15/06/2021 … A new book offering an episode-by-episode guide to Inside No 9 is to be released later this year.
© Matt Crockett Joe Lycett announces 2022 tour
More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?
15/06/2021 … Joe Lycett has announced a major 60-date tour for next year.
© Thomasjlamont/CC BY-SA 4.0 Scotland's reopening plan 'put back 8-10 weeks'
Another hammer blow for venues – and the Fringe
15/06/2021 … Diminishing hopes of any meaningful Fringe in Edinburgh were dealt another blow yesterday, after Scotland’s national clinical director suggested the…
© UKTV More Unforgivable...
Second series of Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders panel show confirmed
15/06/2021 … The Dave channel has confirmed Mel Giedroyc’s panel show Unforgivable is returning for a second series.