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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.
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.