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HIGNFY slammed for "weak & tedious" Welsh language gags
Friday night's episode of Have I Got News For You has been slammed online after cracking 'jokes' claiming that the Welsh language was unpronounceable.
Nation Cymru, 1st May 2021Joe Lycett to publish glossy coffee table book of bins
Joe Lycett is to publish a book about his "obsession"... rubbish bins. Bins, Bins, Bins will collect together the comic's photographic tributes to waste disposal.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2021Mae Martin and Joe Lycett amongst RTS winners
Mae Martin, The Ranganation, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Youssef Kerkour, The Young Offenders and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back were amongst the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2021Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is back for Series 3
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is returning for a third series. Production is underway on 8 new episodes of the Channel 4 consumer justice show.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2021Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners
After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021Red Nose Day 2021 is on Friday 19th March
Red Nose Day 2021 has been confirmed for Friday 19th March. Highlights of the Comic Relief fundraising day will include Dawn French as the Vicar of Dibley and a new instalment of the sitcom Staged.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2021Joe Lycett to make his Shakespearean debut
Joe Lycett is to make his Shakespearean debut - performing in Macbeth. The comedian will play the porter at the Macbeths' castle, a cameo that provides the few moments of light relief in the gloomy tragedy, in a new online reading of the play for schools.
Chortle, 2nd February 2021Steve Bennett compiles his most memorable shows of 2020
The year when no gig was normal...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 2020Comedians accuse Big Fat Quiz Of The Year of sexism
Comedians have denounced Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year as sexist. Acts have taken to social media to point out that the Boxing Day episode of the panel show features no female comedians.
British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2020