Tiwa Lade wins this year's Felix Dexter bursary
BBC comedy talent development scheme
19/08/2021 … Comedy and drama writer Tiwa Lade is this year’s recipient of the Felix Dexter bursary.
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Thu 19 August 2021
Rhod Gilbert lands his first major acting role
Playing father of the NHS Nye Bevan
19/08/2021 … Rhod Gilbert has landed his first major acting role, playing Nye Bevan, the Welsh socialist minister who masterminded the NHS.
Wed 18 August 2021
Channel 4 pays tribute to Sean Lock
Broadcaster rips up schedules to air his shows
18/08/2021 … Channel 4 has ripped up its schedules tomorrow to pay tribute to Sean Lock.
Sean Lock dies at 58
Tributes flood in to a 'true original in comedy and in life'
18/08/2021 … Sean Lock has died from cancer at the age of 58, His agent Off The Kerb confirmed: ‘It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean…
Tue 17 August 2021
© BBC The Ranganation gets a fourth series
...and producers are looking for panelists
17/08/2021 … The BBC has ordered a fourth series of The Ranganation.
© ITV Another lifetime achievement award for Billy Connolly
Courtesy of the Edinburgh TV festival
17/08/2021 … Sir Billy Connolly will appear at the Edinburgh Television Festival to receive its lifetime achievement award for his immeasurable contribution to the industry.
Fleabag and her sister reunited
17/08/2021 … Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her on-screen sibling Sian Clifford are to discuss their careers as part of a series of talks from leading drama school…
'Comedy's still too white and middle-class'
Say People Just Do Nothing creators
17/08/2021 … Comedy is still dominated by white middle-class people, the creators of People Just Do Nothing have claimed.