© Matt Crockett Joe Lycett throws a big Pride party
Two-hour celebration for Channel 4
09/06/2022 … Joe Lycett is celebrating Pride with a two-hour ‘big queer party’ from his Birmingham hometown on Channel 4.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Thu 09 June 2022
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© Ben Meadows New live comedy showcase for Dave
Live At The Moth Club features top sketch performers
09/06/2022 … The Dave channel is to launch a new comedy showcase mixing sketches performed in front of an audience with pre-recorded scenes.
BBC appoints new audio comedy chief
Producer Richard Morris takes key role in BBC Studios
09/06/2022 … BBC comedy producer Richard Morris has been promoted to creative director of audio comedy.
© Amazon Studios Katherine Ryan: I called out a predator I had to work with
...as Sara Pascoe reveals her dilemma after being told a fellow comic was a rapist
09/06/2022 … Katherine Ryan has revealed how she called out a colleague she thinks is a sexual predator.
Wed 08 June 2022
Only Fools dining experience is hooky, judge rules
Producers infringed copyright and cashed in on BBC sitcom
08/06/2022 … Producers of the Only Fools And Horses dining experience have been deemed guilty of copyright infringement in a High Court ruling handed down today.
BBC opens up submissions for comedy ideas
Commissioners want character showcases and short films
08/06/2022 … The BBC has opened up submissions for its new short-form development opportunities.
BGT winner Axel Blake announces his first tour
Nick Helm, Vir Das and Hal Cruttenden announce dates too
08/06/2022 … Axel Blake has announced his first national tour, In Style, following his success in winning Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday.
Tue 07 June 2022
Lara Ricote and Sikisa win 99 Club's bursary
£500 awards for up-and-coming female and non-binary comedians
07/06/2022 … Lara Ricote and Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes have each won this year’s £500 bursaries given to female and non-binary acts by London’s 99 Club.