Comedian campaigner and much more Mark Thomas has launched a new weekly podcast, entitled The Things About Us, in which he explores Britishness, identity and, knowing what Thomas is like, a considerable number of other things.
"In the future, everyone will have 15 minutes of podcast*…and now it’s this idiots turn."
In Things About Us Thomas takes a gander at identity and British Exceptionalism in his inimitable style of wondering out loud and proclaiming.
Radio 4 is to broadcast a one-off lockdown special of Down The Line, the groundbreaking spoof phone-in show hosted by Gary Bellamy and brought to you from the creators of The Fast Show, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. Down The Line: Lockdown Special stars Rhys Thomas as Bellamy with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse and is on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds on Thursday 14 May at 11pm.
A special lockdown edition of Channel 4's hit sitcom Stath Lets Flats is in the pipeline.
The show's creator and star Jamie Demetriou, who plays hapless lettings agent Stath, posted a picture of the cast in their Celebrity Squares-style Zoom boxes alongside a tweet saying: "Michael & Eagle Lockdowned - A Stath Lets Flats short, coming soon..."
Stath's Zoom name in the picture is "Stath da Killa".
Redknapp’s Home Fixture, a new entertainment series on Sky One and NOW TV launches this week, featuring Jamie Redknapp, his dad and his best mate; BAFTA-winning comedian Tom Davis, the star of King Gary (pictured).
Stand-up comedy night isobelly laughs is going online for a lockdown special on Thursday, May 7 at 7.30pm.
The headline act is Sophie Duker (8 Out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Mock the Week).
Comedian Samantha Pressdee is calling for submissions from comedians for a new reality dating show. The show follows campaigner and comedian Pressdee as she launches her new #loveinlockdown campaign
She says "My heart bleeds for all these comedians who are now professionally homeless, so I have decided to adopt one."
As well as her #loveinlockdown campaign, Samantha has launched her own dating service Plenty of Catfish. See clip below.
Her video has already received some interesting responses;
Hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury is doing his bit by setting out on virtual tour, while also staying at home.
The Live Comedy Association, a new body representing the live comedy industry, has been launched as the first formal union of its kind within the comedy sector.
Nish Kumar, Sue Perkins, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe will take part in a Dungeons & Dragons live stream on the 8th May to benefit vulnerable people affected by Covid-19.
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