US comic Jak Knight dies at 28
Comic worked on Big Mouth and co-created Peacock sitcom Bust Down
16/07/2022 … American stand-up Jak Knight has died at the age of 28.
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Sat 16 July 2022
© University of Kent Mark Thomas savages Boris Johnson as he collects degree
'He has bought shame and disrespect to our country'
16/07/2022 … Mark Thomas has been awarded an honorary degree by Kent University – and used his acceptance speech to launch a savage, impassioned attack on Boris Johnson.
Fri 15 July 2022
Filming starts on Sky's new comedy Dreamland
With Freema Agyeman and Lily Allen
15/07/2022 … Freema Agyeman and Lily Allen have begun filming the new Sky comedy Dreamland in Margate.
Les Dennis joins Only Fools And Horses: The Musical
15/07/2022 … Les Dennis is to join the cast of the West End musical version of Only Fools and Horses, it has been announced today.
Thu 14 July 2022
© Rhod Gilbert/Facebook Rhod Gilbert undergoes cancer treatment
Comic reveals diagnosis after calling off tour dates
14/07/2022 … Rhod Gilbert has revealed that he has cancer – and is being treated at a hospital he has supported for more than a decade.
Who's judging the 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards?
14/07/2022 … The panel deciding the winners of Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards at this year's Fringe has been unveiled.
Channel 4 appoints Andy Brereton to comedy commissioning team
Credits include Murder in Successville and Murder They Hope
14/07/2022 … Channel 4 has appointed Andy Brereton as senior commissioning editor for comedy.
Sally Phillips starts work on ‘Best In Show with cars’
Star set to direct the dark comedy Classic with its writer Tony Pitts
14/07/2022 … Pre-production work has started on Sally Phillips’s directorial debut, a dark comedy set in the world of classic car enthusiasts The movie is called Classic,…