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Celebrity Rebrand. Amelia Dimoldenberg

Channel 4 orders Celebrity Rebrand from Amelia Dimoldenberg

Friday 3rd December 2021

Comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg has made a new 6-part series for Channel 4's social media channels. Celebrity Rebrand will see the comic make-over a range of other comedians and celebrities, including Jimmy Carr and Clare Balding.

Mission: Accessible. Rosie Jones. Copyright: tomgphoto

Rosie Jones's 'Mission: Accessible' returns for Series 2

Thursday 29th July 2021

Rosie Jones is to front a second series of short-form disability travelogue Mission: Accessible for Channel 4's YouTube channel.

Flaps. Copyright: Comedy Central

Flaps returns to Comedy Central for Series 2

Monday 26th July 2021

Amy Gledhill is among the new stars of Comedy Central's female-led sketch strand Flaps, which returns for a second series on 5th August.

The Kurupt FM Podkast. Image shows from L to R: Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry

Kurupt FM wins Best Comedy Podcast 2021

Monday 12th July 2021

The Kurupt FM Podkast won the Best Comedy Podcast title at the British Podcast Awards 2021. There were also wins for The Skewer and impressionist Jess Robinson's Stars In Your Ears.

Jordan Brookes

Jordan Brookes to record his Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show

Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Jordan Brookes, Jessica Fostekew, Janine Harouni, Kai Samra, Sindhu Vee, Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Nina Conti, Desiree Burch and Kieran Hodgson are amongst those set to record stand-up specials for Soho Theatre On Demand and Amazon Prime.

Who Cares?. Amelia Dimoldenberg

Channel Dave to launch five online shows

Wednesday 2nd June 2021

Channel Dave is to launch five short-form comedy shows for its social media channels. They are Big Zuu's Wrap Clash, Who Cares?, The Comedy Guide To Life, BackChat and Bad Advice With Olga Koch.

Image shows from L to R: Charlie Dinkin, Zoë Tomalin

Best Comedy Podcast nominees announced

Friday 28th May 2021

Beef And Dairy Network, Dear Joan And Jericha, Hidden Ireland, Kurupt FM, Poppy Hillstead Has Entered The Chat and SeanceCast have been nominated for Best Comedy Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2021.

Anna Leong Brophy

Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians

Wednesday 26th May 2021

Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.

Raj!. Image shows from L to R: The Rajmata (Meera Syal), Boudica, The Dowager Duchess of Scathingtongue (Jennifer Saunders)

Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders star in Audible sitcom 'Raj!'

Tuesday 25th May 2021

Audible has launched Raj!, a seven-part audio sitcom set in 19th Century India. Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders star.

Please Help. Milly (Lucy Pearman)

Lucy Pearman creates BBC pilot Please Help Me

Friday 14th May 2021

Lucy Pearman has written and stars in Please Help Me, a Comedy Threesome pilot coming to BBC iPlayer later this year.

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