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Alex Horne considers 'mixing it up'
23/12/2021 … Future series of Taskmaster might not be the sole preserve of comedians.
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Thu 23 December 2021
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Felicity Ward and Alfie Brown to tape Amazon Prime specials
Rounding off the next series of Soho Theatre Live
23/12/2021 … Felicity Ward and Alfie Brown have been added to the line-up of Soho Theatre Live stand-up specials to be released on Amazon Prime.
Wed 22 December 2021
Bill Bailey reschedules tour
En Route To Normal takes a detour
22/12/2021 … Bill Bailey has rescheduled all his post-Christmas tour dates because of the soaring number of coronavirus cases.
Armando Iannucci to take on social media
Satirist teases the subject of his next movie
22/12/2021 … Armando Iannucci is planning a satirical movie set in the world of social media.
Amazon specials for Mark Watson and Anuvab Pal
Comics join Soho Theatre Live line-up
22/12/2021 … Mark Watson and Anuvab Pal are to record Amazon Prime stand-up specials next month.
BBC pilots 'anti-woke' comedy show
Unsafe Space 'brings diversity of opinion to Radio 4'
22/12/2021 … The BBC is piloting a new comedy show to combat the perception that all its comedians are from the ‘woke’ liberal left.
Comics up for BBC Audio Drama Awards 2022
22/12/2021 … Bridget Christie, Olga Koch and axed topical programme Newsjack have all been shortlisted for a BBC award.
Tue 21 December 2021
Union Jack launches improv radio show
21/12/2021 … Digital radio station Union Jack is to launch a new improvised comedy series, in the new year.