Ricky Gervais backs comedy club fundraiser
'Not with money, just this shitty little video...'
20/07/2020 … Ricky Gervais has backed a fundraising campaign for the comedy club that gave him his first paid stand-up gig.
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Mon 20 July 2020
Wood you believe it?
Mel Giedroyc to host new C4 craft series
20/07/2020 … Mel Giedroyc is returning to Channel 4 with a new challenge show putting Britain's most talented woodworkers to the test.
Canada gets Intelligence
Deal to air Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer comedy
20/07/2020 … Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer's spy comedy Intelligence is to air in Canada.
Sun 19 July 2020
Comedy at the palace
The week's best live stand-up... yes it's back!
19/07/2020 … It's been a while since we've run this once-regular column, but with smatterings of outdoor, socially distanced comedy gigs tentatively returning to England,…
Idris Elba returns In The Long Run
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
19/07/2020 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Monday July 20 ENTERPRICE: Landing on BBC One a few months after its BBC Three iPlayer debut is…
© Just For Laughs Jimmy Carr outdoor gigs cancelled
Plug pulled on a full series of socially distanced festivals
19/07/2020 … A major series of outdoor gigs have been cancelled within hours of announcing Jimmy Carr as the surprise headliner.
Sat 18 July 2020
Comedians on their Last Leg
18/07/2020 … Here's Chortle's daily round-up of new comedy to watch at home during lockdown.
Radio 4 announces a 'festival' of comedy showcases
Six half-hour shows start next week
18/07/2020 … Radio 4 is air a 'summer comedy festival', with a series of weekly showcases starting next Friday.