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Huge Davies lands Channel 4 sitcom The Artists
Thursday 16th December 2021
Musical comedian Huge Davies has landed a semi-improvised, guerilla Channel 4 sitcom about buskers. The Artists also features Helen Bauer, Sunil Patel, Sinead Parker, Neil O'Rourke and Travis Jay.
Comedy Central Live to feature 40 comics
Tuesday 14th December 2021
Rosie Jones, Lost Voice Guy, Suzi Ruffell and Ivo Graham are some of the 40 comedians featuring in new stand-up series Comedy Central Live, coming to YouTube and Facebook in January 2022.
Channel 4 orders Celebrity Rebrand from Amelia Dimoldenberg
Friday 3rd December 2021
Comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg has made a new 6-part series for Channel 4's social media channels. Celebrity Rebrand will see the comic make-over a range of other comedians and celebrities, including Jimmy Carr and Clare Balding.
Rosie Jones's 'Mission: Accessible' returns for Series 2
Thursday 29th July 2021
Rosie Jones is to front a second series of short-form disability travelogue Mission: Accessible for Channel 4's YouTube channel.
Flaps returns to Comedy Central for Series 2
Monday 26th July 2021
Amy Gledhill is among the new stars of Comedy Central's female-led sketch strand Flaps, which returns for a second series on 5th August.
Kurupt FM wins Best Comedy Podcast 2021
Monday 12th July 2021
The Kurupt FM Podkast won the Best Comedy Podcast title at the British Podcast Awards 2021. There were also wins for The Skewer and impressionist Jess Robinson's Stars In Your Ears.
Jordan Brookes to record his Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show
Tuesday 22nd June 2021
Jordan Brookes, Jessica Fostekew, Janine Harouni, Kai Samra, Sindhu Vee, Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Nina Conti, Desiree Burch and Kieran Hodgson are amongst those set to record stand-up specials for Soho Theatre On Demand and Amazon Prime.
Channel Dave to launch five online shows
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Channel Dave is to launch five short-form comedy shows for its social media channels. They are Big Zuu's Wrap Clash, Who Cares?, The Comedy Guide To Life, BackChat and Bad Advice With Olga Koch.
Best Comedy Podcast nominees announced
Friday 28th May 2021
Beef And Dairy Network, Dear Joan And Jericha, Hidden Ireland, Kurupt FM, Poppy Hillstead Has Entered The Chat and SeanceCast have been nominated for Best Comedy Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2021.
Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians
Wednesday 26th May 2021
Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.