Radio 4 orders a raft of new comedies
From Luisa Omielan, Andrew O’Neill, Joz Norris, Eleanor Morton and Kat Sadler
04/08/2021 … Radio 4 has commissioned a batch of new comedy shows for next year.
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© NBC Sky buys Ted Danson’s new comedy Mr. Mayor
Created by 30 Rock’s Tina Fey and Robert Carlock
03/08/2021 … Ted Danson’s new comedy Mr.
Scotland scraps social distancing
Boost for Edinburgh Fringe and all comedy venues
03/08/2021 … Nicola Sturgeon has given a boost to the Edinburgh Fringe and comedy venues across Scotland by confirming that most coronavirus restrictions will be scrapped on…
Mon 02 August 2021
A canny comedy weekender
Newcastle gets a mini-festival this autumn
02/08/2021 … A weekend comedy festival is coming to Newcastle this autumn, it has been announced.
Kathy Griffin: I have cancer
Comic, 60, will have half a lung removed
02/08/2021 … Kathy Griffin has revealed that she has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
© BBC Studios Miranda gets a German accent
02/08/2021 … This is what Miranda looks like in Germany.
Comedy Central shows for Rob Beckett and Jason Manford
Comics named as panel show hosts
02/08/2021 … Jason Manford and Rob Beckett are to front two new entertainment shows for Comedy Central.
Sun 01 August 2021
It ain't over till the beardy bloke sings...
Bill Bailey at the Royal Opera House and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
01/08/2021 … Sunday August 1 LONDON: Ed Gamble and James Acaster perform the second live version of their Off Menu podcast in the salubrious surroundings of the Royal Festival…