© 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.
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Tue 05 April 2022
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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.
Pleasance announces more Edinburgh Fringe 2022 shows
Including Sarah Keyworth, Sophie Duker and Anna Mann
05/04/2022 … The Pleasance has announced its second tranche of Edinburgh Fringe programming, including new shows from Sarah Keyworth, Sindhu Vee and Sophie Duker.
Does Omid Djalili have the most-watched comedy show on Earth?
Around 12million tune in to his BBC Persian show
05/04/2022 … Omid Djalili is claiming the title of the ‘most-watched comedy show on the planet’ following the launch of his BBC Persian programme.
© ITV/Network Lost Ronnie Barker comedy gets a DVD release
Only surviving episode of His Lordship Entertains
05/04/2022 … The only surviving episode of a 1972 Ronnie Barker sitcom is finally seeing the light of day.
Underbelly announces 47 new Fringe shows
...including a one-man play from Jason Byrne
05/04/2022 … Underbelly has today unveiled a further 47 shows joining this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe line-up.
Herts transplant
Major comedy festival gets a new date
05/04/2022 … A major one-day outdoor comedy festival cancelled last August has been rescheduled for the Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
Mon 04 April 2022
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2022: Final finalists named
Wildcards through to Edinburgh Fringe showcase
04/04/2022 … The last five Chortle Student Award finalists can be revealed today.