Sky picks up Alan Carr's movie show
10/04/2019 … Sky One has commissioned the Alan Carr-fronted panel show There’s Something About Movies, following a successful pilot earlier this year.
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Wed 10 April 2019
© G Whitmore New live comedy night for BBC Asian Network
Stand-up show to be broadcast live
10/04/2019 … The BBC Asian Network is to broadcast another night of live comedy.
What's the difference between a joke and another joke?
Researchers try to find out in the context of gag theft
10/04/2019 … Joke theft is often considered the biggest sin in comedy – but it’s almost impossible to prove.
Netflix special for Wanda Sykes
...becoming the first black woman to get one
10/04/2019 … Wanda Sykes is to become the first African-American woman to have her own full-length comedy special on Netflix.
Now Hannah Gadsby's up for a Peabody
One of the most prestigious awards in US broadcasting
10/04/2019 … Hannah Gadsby has been nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in American broadcasting for her stand-up special Nanette.
Liverpool's Hot Water spills into Manchester
Comedy club expands on to rival turf
10/04/2019 … Liverpool’s Hot Water Comedy Club is expanding into Manchester.
Tue 09 April 2019
© C4 Derry Girls gets a third series
'Erin and the eejits live to fight another day'
09/04/2019 … Channel 4 has ordered a third series of Derry Girls.
© Joseph Lynn Boosh reunite for World Record Day
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding get together to launch their old shows on vinyl
09/04/2019 … Mighty Boosh duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have reunited – but only to plug World Record Store Day.