Release date set for Soho Theatre Live season three
Ten new specials coming to Amazon's Prime Video
06/04/2022 … The next series of Soho Theatre Live stand-up specials are to be released on Amazon’s Prime Video on May 6, it has been announced.
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Wed 06 April 2022
© BBC A Savage legal fight
Paul O'Grady takes action against brewery infringing his trademark
06/04/2022 … Paul O’Grady has slammed a brewery for naming a beer after his alter-ego Lily Savage without permission.
Super Nova
BBC orders a second series of children's sci-fi comedy
06/04/2022 … The BBC has ordered two more series of kids sci-fi comedy Nova Jones, created by Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz.
Jon Holmes up for THREE of radio's Aria awards
The Skewer creator dominates comedy category
06/04/2022 … Jon Holmes dominates the comedy category of this year’s Aria Awards celebrating the best in radio and podcasts.
© ITV Joel Dommett back as National Television Awards host
Ceremony to come from Wembley Arean
06/04/2022 … Joel Dommett is returning to host this year’s National Television Awards, it has been announced.
Tue 05 April 2022
Jen Kirkman: The day Louis CK tried to show me his penis
...and why Dave Chappelle supporting him is so dangerous
05/04/2022 … Jen Kirkman has told of how Louis CK tried to expose himself to her – and called out Dave Chappelle’s support of the shamed comic as ‘dangerous’.
© C4/Hat Trick Smash Hits is back – thanks to Derry Girls
Promo issue to promote comedy's return
05/04/2022 … Channel 4 has revived Smash Hits magazine to promote the third and final series of Derry Girls.
ITV acquires The Sex Lives of College Girls
Mindy Kaling's comedy-drama coming to the UK
05/04/2022 … ITV has snapped up the rights to The Sex Lives of College Girls.