Sketch comedy duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen, aka The Pin, have written Deep Cover, their cinematic screenwriting debut, an Amazon Prime Video action comedy about improv actors infiltrating London's criminal gangs with an all-star cast and crew.
Ken Dodd is to be the subject of a major new documentary celebrating his life and legacy, with hopes that the film will help realise his dream for a national comedy museum. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved will premiere at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on 9th June, when the performing space in the Victorian theatre is renamed The Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium in honour of his many appearances at the venue.
Janey Godley is the subject of a feature-length documentary, Janey, coming soon to cinemas and the BBC, in which she reflects upon her terminal cancer, being "cancelled", her sexual abuse as a child and her mother's murder. The film features her in conversation with Jimmy Carr, Nicola Sturgeon and her daughter, Ashley Storrie.
Lenny Henry is turning his acclaimed one-man play August In England into a film. The comedian's playwriting debut received rapturous reviews and he is now seeking to screen a performance in cinemas or adapt the production into a feature film.
