The BBC Comedy Association has appointed Mawaan Rizwan as its first Young People's Comedy Laureate. The news was revealed as the BBC New Comedy Awards 2021 opens for entries.
Several comedy clubs have cancelled upcoming appearances from Andrew Lawrence, following tweets widely condemned as racist the stand-up made following England's loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final last night.
James Acaster has shot his first film role, in a musical version of Cinderella. The comic plays one of the mice footmen alongside fellow comedians Romesh Ranganathan and James Corden in Amazon's retelling of the fairytale.
The BBC has revealed that Romesh Ranganathan will be the new host of Weakest Link, as the quiz show returns to television for its first new series since 2012.
