Dane Baptiste
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian
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Film stars revealed for Netflix show Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés
Richard E. Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Four Weddings And A Funeral star Andie MacDowell and A Nightmare On Elm Street actor Robert Englund are among the film stars dissecting movie tropes in Netflix's upcoming Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2021Charlie Brooker takes aim at movie clichés for Netflix
Charlie Brooker has made a new special for Netflix looking at film tropes. Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés!, hosted by Rob Lowe and featuring a range of A-List talent, will be published on 28th September
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2021The Stand Up Sketch Show to return for Series 4
ITV2 is to return to hybrid format The Stand Up Sketch Show for a fourth series, including debuts for stand-ups Olga Koch, Carl Hutchinson, Shane Todd and Michael Akadiri.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2021Salisbury gets its first comedy festival
Salisbury is to stage its first comedy festival - a day-long outdoor event headlined by Frankie Boyle and Dara O Briain.
Chortle, 25th May 2021NextUp Relaunch Party review
Dane Baptiste and Josie Long back at the mic.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th May 2021The perennial problem with TV panel shows: race
The format should give comic talents a time to shine. So why don't our flagship shows reflect the diversity of comedy in 2021?
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 9th April 202150 funny podcasts to make you feel much better
Has your daily walk become an endless trudge to nowhere? These podcasts, chosen by comedians, podcasters, Guardian writers and readers, are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
The Guardian, 5th April 2021Comedians on their stand-up heroes
We've done a lot of things in lockdown - followed the news obsessively, become amateur crafters, howled with despair - but laughing hasn't been one of them. Thank goodness, then, for the BBC's Festival Of Funny, celebrating all things comedy. To mark the occasion, we asked some of our favourite comedians to tell us which stand-up they love the most.
Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard, 7th March 2021BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
Jason Manford, Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be amongst the hosts of Funny Festival Live, the nightly BBC Two stand-up series which starts on Sunday 7th March.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2021BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2021