All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comics revealed for next run of Big Zuu's Big Eats
15/12/2020 … Comics James Acaster, Judi Love, Mo Gilligan, Mel Giedroyc, Natasia Demetriou, Rob Delaney and Rose Matafeo will be taking part in the next series of Big Zuu’s…
14/12/2020 … Simon Bird’s directorial debut is to get a US cinema release.
...and Jeff Dunham biggest in the world
14/12/2020 … He may have had less competition than in a normal year, but Jack Whitehall was Britain’s highest-grossing touring comedian this year.
New life for Peter Serafinowicz character
14/12/2020 … Peter Serafinowicz has revived his Brian Butterfield character for a new podcast.
Commentating on awkward enocounters
14/12/2020 … Comedians are to set members of the public up with blind dates in a new series being made for Sky One.
New festival, financing and programmes, especially focussed on the under-represnted
14/12/2020 … The BBC has announced a raft of new measures to boost its comedy output by encouraging new talent.
14/12/2020 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a series of physical comedy shorts for Netflix entitled Man Vs Bee.
© Andrew Perry Eight-episode show based on his experiences as a stalking victim
14/12/2020 … Netflix is to make an eight-part series based on Richard Gadd’s award-winning one-man show Baby Reindeer.
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