The only show on the Edinburgh Fringe?
Comedian Nathan Cassidy announces a gig as restrictions ease
21/08/2020 … At least one comedy event is to take place in Edinburgh this August.
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Fri 21 August 2020
Thu 20 August 2020
© Xavier Mas Simon Bird considers a return to stand-up
'I’m trying now to forge my own path' says Inbetweeners star
20/08/2020 … Simon Bird is considering a long-awaited return to the stand-up circuit.
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.
Wed 19 August 2020
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.