Mo Gilligan joins The Masked Singer
Replacing Ken Jeong, who's grounded by Covid
20/08/2020 … Mo Gilligan is to join the panel of TV’s primetime show The Masked Singer.
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The Stand Up Sketch Show returns to ITV2
And these are the comedians taking part
19/08/2020 … The Stand Up Sketch Show is to return to ITV2 for a second series – filmed in front of a socially distanced comedy-club audience.
Is Borat making a comeback?
Sacha Baron Cohen spotted filming in LA
19/08/2020 … Sacha Baron Cohen has been spotted filming new scenes as Borat.
© Jenni Walkowiak BBC World Service launches a topical comedy show
Hosted by a Jewish-Palestinian lesbian married couple
19/08/2020 … The BBC World Service is launching a new topical comedy show.
BBC buys Awkwafina's US comedy series
Nora from Queens coming to iPlayer this year
19/08/2020 … BBC Three has brought the rights to US comedy series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
Radio 4 commissions tech series from comic Olga Koch
Russian infiltrates the BBC....
19/08/2020 … Radio 4 has signed up Russian-born comedian Olga Koch for her own four-part comedy series.
© ITV Joel Dommett signs up for Supermarket Sweep
Comic to go wild in the aisles
19/08/2020 … Joel Dommett has achieved the pinnacle of stand-up achievement.
The Guardian axes Clare In The Community
Cartoon strip that spawned a sitcom dropped after 25 years
19/08/2020 … The Guardian has axed its Clare In The Community cartoon, which also spawned a long-running Radio 4 comedy, after almost 25 years.