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The Comedy Store launches live virtual reality shows
Wednesday 22nd February 2023
The Comedy Store in London is launching the UK's first live virtual reality gigs, with the first, featuring Russell Kane, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Mark Watson and Joshua Bethania, streaming this Friday.
Channel 4 developing deep fake spoof Keeping Up With The Kremlin
Friday 17th February 2023
Channel 4 is developing a deep fake Keeping Up With The Kardashians spoof, focusing on Vladimir Putin. Keeping Up With The Kremlin is in the works for the channel's digital platforms.
Lee Kyle piloting Steve! sitcom with Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton
Friday 3rd February 2023
Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton and fellow comic Sammy Dobson star in Steve!, a new sitcom pilot from stand-up Lee Kyle, who also voices the show's self-destructive narrator.
Sami Abu Wardeh lands Channel 4 satire on the super-rich, The Sheikh
Tuesday 31st January 2023
Character comic and clown Sami Abu Wardeh takes the title role in The Sheikh, a satirical, semi-improvised show for Channel 4 in which he plays a Middle Eastern billionaire trying to immerse himself in British culture.
Sarah Keyworth - firefighter? Russell Kane - rhino dung shoveller!
Monday 30th January 2023
Russell Kane, Sarah Keyworth and Fatiha El-Ghorri have shot short films for the BBC in which they try their hand at apprenticeships, including working in a zoo, as a firefighter and at a Formula 1 car part factory.
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.