Richard Gadd signs a first-look deal with Netflix
News comes on the heels of his Emmy success
18/09/2024 … Richard Gadd has signed a deal which gives Netflix the first option on any of his future projects.
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Wed 18 September 2024
Tue 17 September 2024
Comedy magician Steve Legg dies of cancer
1.5million miles spreading his Christian message
17/09/2024 … Comedy magician Steve Legg has died, 17 months after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
© Vernon Nash Photography Sky to air Paul Chowdhry stand-up special
Family Friendly Comedian to be recorded next month
17/09/2024 … Paul Chowdhry’s latest stand-up show Family Friendly Comedian is to air on Sky TV.
I was just copying Ricky Gervais, says man accused of Nazi salute
Australians accused over Jewish museum gesture
17/09/2024 … A man accused of performing a Nazi salute outside a Jewish museum has claimed he was copying a Ricky Gervais joke.
Mon 16 September 2024
© BBC Ghosts gets an Australian remake
Local version to launch next year following US and German spinoffs
16/09/2024 … Ghosts is getting an Australian remake.
Operation Mincemeat extends for a tenth time
West End musical comedy will run to March at least
16/09/2024 … Operation Mincemeat has announced its tenth extension in the West End.
© James Ennis Entries open for 2025 Komedia New Comedy Awards
Brighton competition open to acts going for less than three years
16/09/2024 … Entries have opened for next year’s Komedia New Comedy Awards, run by the Brighton-based club.
© Fudge Park Productions Daddy Issues gets a second series
Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey to return in BBC comedy
16/09/2024 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Daddy Issues, its comedy starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.