Just For Laughs hails digital success
20/10/2020 … Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is hailing its 2020 digital version a success, after attracting 778,000 viewers worldwide.
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Tue 20 October 2020
Mon 19 October 2020
Simon Pegg mourns his producer
Miles Ketley dies at 52, days before Truth Seekers launches
19/10/2020 … Miles Ketley, the chief executive of Simon Pegg’s and Nick Frost’s production company, Stolen Picture, has unexpectedly died at the age of 52.
Fri 16 October 2020
When Sean Hughes won the Perrier
Rare footage unearthed on the third anniversary of his death
16/10/2020 … Rare footage of Sean Hughes performing in Edinburgh on the year he won the Perrier has been unearthed on the third anniversary of his death.
Who's on the Big Zuu’s Big Eats Christmas special?
Comics reunite with the grime star
16/10/2020 … The guests have been announced for the two Christmas specials of Big Zuu’s Big Eats.
Thu 15 October 2020
Industry giant buys a stake in Gag Reflex agency
DDLT Entertainment also creates a new production company
15/10/2020 … Production giant DLT Entertainment has further expanded its reach into the live comedy world, buying a stake in Manchester-based talent agency Gag Reflex.
Tue 13 October 2020
Ignacio Lopez to record a stand-up special
EspañYOLO heads for album release
13/10/2020 … Half-Spanish, half-Welsh comic Ignacio Lopez is to record a stand-up special next month.
Young, funny – and already winning!
Louise Rennison prizes awarded
13/10/2020 … Six young comedy talents have been named as winners in the first Louise Rennison National Funny Award.
Meet the comedy writers of the future
BBC scheme unveils its class of 2020
13/10/2020 … The BBC has picked 19 aspiring comedy scribes to join its Writersroom development programme.