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Jamali Maddix wins at British Podcast Awards 2022
Sunday 24th July 2022
Jamali Maddix: Spooky Shit has won the Best Comedy Podcast prize at the 2022 British Podcast Awards. This Is Gay took the silver award, with host Kirk Flash also winning the BBC Sounds Rising Star Award. Cold Case Crime Cuts was awarded bronze.
Best Comedy Podcast nominees revealed
Monday 20th June 2022
The nominees for Best Comedy Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2022 have been revealed.
Channel 4 tests comedians' Razor Sharp wits in improv show
Thursday 9th June 2022
Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett and Guz Khan are among the stand-ups competing in Razor Sharp, a new improv show for Channel 4, in which they must improvise their way out of unusual situations.
The Alan Partridge Podcast to return for Series 2 in September
Tuesday 31st May 2022
Series 2 of From The Oasthouse, The Alan Partridge Podcast will launch on Audible in September.
Jazz Emu pilots musical comedy series
Wednesday 25th May 2022
Archie Henderson stars as Jazz Emu, his musical character, in a new comedy pilot that has just been released online.
Channel 4 launches Jokes Only A ... Can Tell series
Monday 16th May 2022
Channel 4 has ordered the online series Jokes Only A ... Can Tell, showcasing Muslim, disabled, Jewish, Nigerian and lesbian acts.
Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes and Kiell Smith-Bynoe land Channel 4 Blaps
Wednesday 13th April 2022
Channel 4 has announced seven new Comedy Blaps, including shorts for Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Harry Trevaldwyn.
Nigel Ng and Evelyn Mok get Comedy Central sketch show East Mode
Wednesday 2nd February 2022
Comedy Central is to launch a new sketch show on Friday via its YouTube and Facebook channels. East Mode stars Nigel Ng and Evelyn Mok, and will air on television later this year.
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.