ITV picks up Alan Carr's autobiographical sitcom
Six-part series Changing Ends to air next year
12/11/2022 … ITV has picked up Alan Carr’s autobiographical sitcom for a six-part series.
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US comedian Gallagher dies at 76
Watermelon smasher turned 'paranoid right-wing maniac'
11/11/2022 … American comedian Gallagher, best known for his smashing watermelons on stage with a slegehammer he dubbed the Sledge-O-Matic, has died at the age of 76.
© Netflix Chris Rock to perform LIVE on Netflix
Comic will make history on the streaming channel
11/11/2022 … Chris Rock is to become the first person to perform live on Netflix.
Thu 10 November 2022
Alternative facts...
How alternative comedy isn't what it used to be... and probably never was
10/11/2022 … A mythology has grown up around the birth of alternative comedy which isn’t fully born out by the facts, a leading academic in the field has said.
Darren Harriott and Josh Jones launch new Dave podcast
'The love child of Cash In The Attic and Through the Keyhole’
10/11/2022 … Darren Harriott and Josh Jones are to host a new podcast in which they visit fellow comedians’ homes, then auction off some of their stuff for charity.
Andrew Lawrence makes his stand-up comeback
First gig, 17 months after his career imploded
10/11/2022 … Andrew Lawrence is to perform his first stand-up gig since his career imploded amid a racism storm last year.
Peter Kay demand crashes O2 Priority
...as he adds seven extra Manchester dates
10/11/2022 … Peter Kay has added more dates to his forthcoming tour after demand for advance tickets crashed the O2 Priority website.
© ITV Who's on Lost Voice Guy’s Christmas Comedy Club 2022?
Guests named for second ITV special
10/11/2022 … The guests have been named for Lost Voice Guy’s Christmas Comedy Club.