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Taskmaster's greatest moment

Saturday 18th July 2020

Joe Wilkinson's tragically disqualified long-distance throwing of a potato into a golf hole has been voted the greatest moment in the history of Taskmaster.

Pro

Mini Cheddah wins Comedy Crowd TV 2020 Showcase

Saturday 18th July 2020

The winners of the Comedy Crowd TV Showcase 2020 have been revealed. Mini Cheddah was the winner, with Victor Hampson second and Christian Jegard third.

Pro

Kate Edmunds to oversee comedy at Talkback

Saturday 18th July 2020

Kate Edmunds has been appointed director of programmes at Talkback, the production company that makes shows including QI and Celebrity Juice.

Pro

My Comedy Career: Verona Rose

Friday 17th July 2020

Actor and writer Verona Rose talks to us about the importance of being in the right head-space for an audition, how creativity can strike at 4am, and why you need a thick skin to work in comedy.

Online

The Young Offenders interview

Wednesday 15th July 2020

Chris Walley, Alex Murphy and Hilary Rose talk about The Young Offenders Series 3 arriving on screens to help distract people from lockdown.

Pro

Maisah Thompson joins Baby Cow as development producer

Wednesday 15th July 2020

Baby Cow Productions has announced Maisah Thompson as its new development producer.

Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #110

Wednesday 15th July 2020

We start off this week's quiz with a spicy question.

Live

Random 8: Poppy Hillstead

Tuesday 14th July 2020

With a recreating-filth new podcast coming soon, Poppy Hillstead talks us through her Discworld crush, a dancing plague and one weird tongue.

Pro

How Twinned Town adjusted its angle and got made

Tuesday 14th July 2020

Comedians and co-stars Leroy Brito and Ignacio Lopez rejigged their sitcom pitch when the pandemic hit, got a pilot commissioned by the BBC, then made it in lockdown. It pays to be flexible, they tell BCG Pro.

Live

Bilal Zafar talks about his Twitch success

Monday 13th July 2020

His career had lost momentum and his mood was dark. Then lockdown struck, and Bilal Zafar found himself with the unlikeliest change of direction: managing a surreal virtual soccer team on an old video game. Now he's getting loads of viewers and even selling replica shirts. Which is a far cry from the not-fun TV work he was offered before.