Simon Brodkin confirms new tour dates
Stand-up show about his audacious pranks
28/03/2021 … Simon Brodkin has confirmed rescheduled live dates this autumn.
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Sun 28 March 2021
© BBC/Baby Cow Pls Like comes to BBC One
But it's a thin week for comedy on TV and radio
28/03/2021 … It’s another pitiful week for new comedy content on TV and radio.
Leo Kearse stands for Scottish Parliament
For Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party
28/03/2021 … Comic Leo Kearse is standing for election to the Scottish Parliament for Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party.
© ITV2/Monkey ITV2 doubles down on Emily Atack
Second series for her stand-up and sketch show
28/03/2021 … ITV2 has commissioned a second series of Emily Atack’s comedy sketch show.
Sat 27 March 2021
David Jason could have been Frank Spencer
But BBC thought he didn't have star quality
27/03/2021 … David Jason was rejected for the role of Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em because BBC bosses thought he was ‘only funny in supporting roles’.
The Horne Section's first live stream
The week's best comedy on demand
27/03/2021 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Fri 26 March 2021
Jon Holmes skewers a BBC prize
Accolade for his trippy topical Radio 4 show
26/03/2021 … The Skewer, the topical Radio 4 audioscape masterminded by former Now Show regular Jon Holmes, has scooped a BBC award.
BBC comedy commissioners stand down
26/03/2021 … The BBC’s head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving their jobs.