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Jazz Emu announces visual concept album Ego Death
Friday 22nd November 2024
Comedy musician Jazz Emu is releasing a "hubristic" visual concept album, a "self-indulgent" 30-minute music film featuring a host of comic talent, including Harry Enfield, Alex Horne, Al Roberts, Charly Clive, Ellen Robertson, Phil Dunning, Ed Jones and Will Hislop.
Rob Carter pilots Christopher Bliss comic soap opera Bangmouth Village
Thursday 7th November 2024
Rob Carter is piloting Bangmouth Village, a comic soap opera starring his long-time character Christopher Bliss, which he describes as "The Room meets Emmerdale".
Alan Partridge wins at British Podcast Awards 2024
Friday 27th September 2024
From The Oasthouse, the Alan Partridge podcast voiced by Steve Coogan, has won the Gold Award in the Comedy category at the British Podcast Awards.
BBC launches Unhinged comedy shorts series
Friday 6th September 2024
BBC Studios has launched Unhinged, a series of comedy shorts for its Funny Parts online channel.
British Podcast Awards 2024 shortlists 8 shows for Best Comedy
Thursday 25th July 2024
Daisy May Cooper, Alan Partridge, James Acaster, Kathy Burke and Joanne McNally are amongst the nominees for the British Podcast Awards 2024.
Green Wing cast reunite for Audible podcast series
Monday 29th April 2024
The cast of Green Wing have reunited for a six-part podcast sitcom. Green Wing: Resuscitated is available now from Audible.
Jason Byrne to tour following run in Edinburgh
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Jason Byrne will debut his latest improvised format No Show in Edinburgh this August, before taking it on a UK tour across October and November.
James Acaster's spoof crime podcast Springleaf attracts all-star cast
Tuesday 21st November 2023
James Acaster has launched his spoof true crime podcast, Springleaf, in which he plays his undercover cop alter-ego, Pat Springleaf, with a cast that includes Finn Wolfhard, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Guz Khan, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Josh Widdicombe, Sindhu Vee, Natalie Cassidy and Domhnall Gleeson.
The Skewer wins at British Podcast Awards 2023
Friday 29th September 2023
The Skewer, The Alan Partridge Podcast and Bang On It were the winners in the Comedy category at the British Podcast Awards 2023.
Yung Filly & Harry Pinero front new C4 series
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Online stars Yung Filly and Harry Pinero are to host a new chat-and-sketch format for Channel 4's online platforms, The Filly & Harry Show.