NextUp launches new act competition at the Comedy Store
18/05/2022 … Stand-up streaming service NextUp is launching a new act competition at the Comedy Store.
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Wed 18 May 2022
Louis CK set for his first UK dates since he was outed as a sex pest
Gigs in London and Glasgow after his last visit was cancelled
18/05/2022 … Louis CK has announced his first UK shows since he admitted to sexual misconduct.
© BBC News Quiz is the most in-demand comedy on BBC Sounds
18/05/2022 … The News Quiz is the most popular comedy show on BBC Sounds, new figures have revealed.
Tue 17 May 2022
Rare Spike Milligan footage to air on TV
...including previously lost footage
17/05/2022 … Lost and previously unseen footage of Spike Milligan is to air as part of a documentary later this year.
© Sky Studios/Ranga Bee Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan in new 'Rom'com
17/05/2022 … Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan are to star in a rom-com thriller for Sky.
© BBC Suranne Jones to star in Christmas Carol comedy
17/05/2022 … Suranne Jones is to star in a festive comedy loosely based on Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol for Sky TV.
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont seek the perfect celebrity couples
New entertainment show for Channel 4
17/05/2022 … Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are to make a new comedy entertainment series for Channel 4 seeking the perfect celebrity couple.
David Baddiel's Jews Don’t Count goes to Channel 4
Polemic documentary based on his successful book
17/05/2022 … David Baddiel is to make a Channel 4 special based on his book Jews Don’t Count.