All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BritBox/Avalon US election special to air on Halloween
21/10/2020 … The revived Spitting Image is to air on broadcast TV for the first time, with a special to mark the US Presidential election.
Trailer drops for six-part sketch show
21/10/2020 … Australian comedy trio Aunty Donna have made their own Netflix series.
Taking a majority stake in The Agency
20/10/2020 … Comedy management and production company Avalon has bought a majority stake in fellow talent company The Agency.
20/10/2020 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is hailing its 2020 digital version a success, after attracting 778,000 viewers worldwide.
Satirical show about the limited opportunities for black talent
20/10/2020 … Dane Baptiste is to front a one-off satirical show for BBC Three about the limited opportunities for black talent in the UK.
© BBC/Nit TV/Ray Burmiston 20/10/2020 … Harry Hill is launching a new podcast, with a big difference.
20/10/2020 … Comedian Pippa Evans has written a self-help book based around improv.
Trailblazing comedian and promoter dies at 63
20/10/2020 … The funeral takes place today of Stan Vernon, one of the founder members of the Manchester comedy scene, who died last month at the age of 63.
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