© BBC Julia Davis and Richard E. Grant join The Offenders
...as BBC releases first image from Stephen Merchant’s new comedy
12/05/2021 … Julia Davis and Richard E.
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Comedy Central orders Criminally Funny
40 hours of clips of idiotic crooks coming a cropper
12/05/2021 … Comedy Central has commissioned a clip show featuring ‘some of the most inept criminals the planet has to offer’.
Comics launch spoof tech podcast for the BBC
...as Room Next Door comic Michael Spicer turns podcaster too
12/05/2021 … Comedians Olga Koch, Huge Davies and Greig Johnson are making a new spoof podcast for BBC Sounds In Tech Tech Boom, hosts Carol and Joe, with their elderly sidekick,…
Tue 11 May 2021
© First Minister Of Scotland Scotland gives green light to indoor comedy
Restrictions relaxed from Monday
11/05/2021 … Indoor comedy can resume in Scotland from Monday after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a relaxation of lockdown measures.
We couldn't wait! Comedy club to reopen at 00.01 on Monday
Bill Murray venue jumps on lockdown relaxation
11/05/2021 … Comedy clubs are wasting no time in reopening once Covid lockdown restrictions relax on Monday.
My Teenage Diary returns to Radio 4
11/05/2021 … Radio 4 series My Teenage Diary is to return for a tenth series later this summer.
Canned Laughter returns to Regents Park
Open-air fundraisers in the capital this summer
11/05/2021 … Comics including Rose Matafeo, Jamali Maddix and Rosie Jones are taking part in two major fundraising gigs at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London this…
© BBC First images from next week's Inside No 9
Simon Says revolves around obsessive fans
11/05/2021 … The BBC has released the movie poster-style image for next week’s episode of Inside No 9, with the first stills from the programme.