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Comedy Central Live Series 2 line-up revealed
Thursday 5th January 2023
Comedy Central Live, the online stand-up series, is to return for a second series from Monday 9th January. The list of 40 comedians involved has now been revealed.
Tom Ward lands "charity shop Taskmaster" series for Channel 4
Thursday 22nd December 2022
Tom Ward is making Funraisers for Channel 4's digital channels, in which the stand-up assigns his guests tasks based on items donated to his charity shop.
Troy Hawke releases comedy special free on YouTube
Thursday 22nd December 2022
Milo McCabe has released the 2021 recording of his Troy Hawke stand-up character show Tiles of the Unexpected on YouTube for free.
Bobby Mair pilots Channel 4 chat show The People Vs
Wednesday 14th December 2022
Bobby Mair is piloting a celebrity chat show for Channel 4, The People Vs, where he delegates asking questions to the public.
Alternative comedy newsletter The Sunday Dreadful launches
Friday 2nd December 2022
The Sunday Dreadful is a free weekly alternative comedy newsletter.
Mark Watson launches online-only comedy festival Access
Friday 2nd December 2022
Mark Watson is launching an online-only comedy festival for stand-up fans that can't get to live gigs, featuring himself, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Sarah Keyworth among others. He is also recording a fourth series of Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life for Radio 4.
BBC launches online channel Funny Parts
Thursday 1st December 2022
BBC Studios has launched Funny Parts, a digital platform to showcase classic clips and new content.
Short Com Film Festival 2022 award winners
Saturday 19th November 2022
Night Of The Living Dread swept the board at the Short Com Awards 2022. Other winners included James Martin, The Diamond and Joseph Reaney.
Josh Jones lands Channel 4 toilet chat show V.I.Pees
Friday 18th November 2022
Josh Jones hosts V.I.Pees for Channel 4, in which the comic sits in a cubicle, with a celebrity guest next to him, and then tries to guess their identity from asking them 20 questions.
Jack Whitehall to launch his first podcast
Thursday 29th September 2022
Jack Whitehall is to host a new podcast. Jack Whitehall's Safe Space, which will focus on awkward moments, launches this November via Audible.