Jessica Fostekew: ‘Online shows performing to just silence are the hardest’

The comedian and Motherland star on how she’s kept her comedy career afloat during the pandemicMo Gilligan: ‘A lot of us comics do feel like key workers’Mark Watson: ‘The pandemic makes you realise how precarious comedy can be’“I hated the first few mo…

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Mark Watson: ‘The pandemic makes you realise how precarious comedy can be’

The comedian has been finding inventive ways to bring his show to audiences during the crisisJessica Fostekew: ‘Online shows performing to just silence are the hardest’Mo Gilligan: ‘A lot of us comics do feel like key workers’The Bristol-born comedian …

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“The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” is being rebooted as a drama

Last year, Morgan Cooper had an idea for a neat YouTube video: reimagining the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel… MORE
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‘Gloriously daft’: Steve Martin at 75 by Sarah Silverman, Lucy Porter, David Baddiel and more

He’s a master of slapstick, a surrealist clown, the don of comic film roles from Roxanne to The Jerk. As he turns 75, comics including Reginald D Hunter and Rose Matafeo pay tribute to the hilarious majesty of Steve Martin Continue reading…

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Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin to helm late night shows on Peacock

It’s a big day for Peacock comedy announcements it seems like. Peacock has also unveiled a new late night show… MORE
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“MacGruber” series picked up at Peacock, plot revealed

Earlier this year, we talked about the reported plans to bring the Saturday Night Live film MacGruber to Peacock as… MORE
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‘Edinburgh made us!’ The stars catapulted to TV fame from the fringe

Lily Savage, The League of Gentlemen, Fleabag and a host of telly sensations started out on tiny stages at the extravaganza. In its absence, who will be next?Paul O’Grady’s first night at the Edinburgh fringe did not go according to plan. He made his f…

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Check out the trailer for Netflix’s animated comedy “Hoops”

Netflix is bringing us another adult-oriented animated comedy, it looks like! Today, the streaming giant dropped the trailer for their… MORE
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Jordan Raskopoulos: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

We ask our favourite Australian comics for links that never fail to make them laugh. For this one, it’s mostly displays of hubris, idiocy and misfortuneI hate watching comedy. I know, it’s weird for someone who has performed as a comedian for a decade …

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Jordan Raskopoulos: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

We ask our favourite Australian comics for links that never fail to make them laugh. For this one, it’s mostly displays of hubris, idiocy and misfortuneI hate watching comedy. I know, it’s weird for someone who has performed as a comedian for a decade …

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