A real comedy pioneer
Unearthed: The first known recording of a comedian broadcast in the UK
10/11/2020 … Here is the oldest surviving recording of a comedian that aired in the UK.
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Tue 10 November 2020
Mon 09 November 2020
Could you write the next Cabin Pressure?
Hunt on for new radio comedy scripts
09/11/2020 … Independent production company Pozzitive is on the lookout for new comedy shows to develop.
Another call-out for Bravo Two Charlies
BBC Radio Wales orders third series
09/11/2020 … BBC Radio Wales has ordered a third series of its police comedy, Bravo Two Charlies.
Comic writes spoof Boris Johnson diaries
Nathan Cassidy imagines PM's recovery from Covid
09/11/2020 … Stand-up Nathan Cassidy has written an imaginary three-month diary from Boris Johnson, describing his recovery from Covid.
His churlished memory will always allied with us
'Master of the Malaprop' Norm Crosby dies at 93
09/11/2020 … Veteran American comedian Norm Crosby has died at the age of 93.
Sun 08 November 2020
© BBC BBC Wales renews The Tuckers
Plus full series for sketch show Age Of Outrage
08/11/2020 … BBC Wales has commissioned two more series of its sitcom The Tuckers, about an extended family of ‘loveable rogues’ with dubious ways of making a living.
Mark Steel's back in town
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
08/11/2020 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Monday November 9 THE CONVERSATION: WOMEN LAUGHING AT LIFE: A profile of two female comedians: New Zealander…
Sat 07 November 2020
'Extraordinarily fantastic'
Bill Bailey wows Strictly judges
07/11/2020 … Bill Bailey scored a hugely impressive 26 points on Strictly Come Dancing tonight.