Jon Thoday
- Executive producer
Press clippings
It's the way they sell 'em: stand-ups across UK turn to merchandise for extra cash
Edinburgh Fringe acts and theatres are taking a cue from the music business with the sale of branded items to boost profits.
Rachael Healy, The Observer, 1st September 2024Ahir Shah's award-winning stand-up show Ends coming to Netflix
Ahir Shah's Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends is to be released as his debut Netflix special next month, as the comic reprises the hour at the Edinburgh Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2024Is the sitcom dead? Not Going Out's Lee Mack and TV comedy bosses weigh in
They're expensive, risky and tricky to write, but if you get them right, there's a big audience wanting a laugh.
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 2nd July 2024Not Going Out to return for Series 14
The BBC has confirmed Lee Mack will return for a fourteenth series of Not Going Out.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024No sets, less fuss, a cast of one: can stand-ups save the UK's cash-strapped theatres?
For the Royal Court and Park theatres, putting on comedy acts is a moneyspinning way to find new audiences. But are playhouses set to stage fewer plays?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th February 2024The Horne Section TV Show returning to Channel 4 for Series 2
The Horne Section TV Show is returning for a second series on Channel 4 with Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ronni Ancona and US comedian and bandleader Reggie Watts among those joining the cast and Tim Key, John Oliver and Desiree Burch also coming back.
British Comedy Guide, 25th June 2023Is it curtains for Britain's 'Oscars of comedy'?
The world-leading Edinburgh Comedy Awards are desperate for funding. Winners and supporters tell us what we'll lose if we don't act.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 30th May 2023Taskmaster to return for six more series, plus new kids version
Channel 4 has ordered another six series of Taskmaster, as well as new children-focused entertainment show Junior Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2023Channel 4 orders The Horne Section TV Show
Channel 4 has commissioned "a unique blend of talk show and sitcom, music and mayhem" from The Horne Section.
British Comedy Guide, 14th April 2022Taskmaster Supermax+: "We've no idea if it will work"
Taskmaster Supermax+ aims to bring popular British show to global audiences, but creators are relaxed about the venture.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 5th March 2022