Acclaimed anthology series Inside No. 9 is to return in February.
According to the latest BBC2 schedules the fifth series created by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton will start airing between February 1 and February 7. The precise date is still to be announced.
The first episode will be The Referee's A W***er. It co-stars Ralf Little and David Morrissey and is "a tale of promotion, relegation, corruption, and so, so much more."
Flo & Joan's publicist asked me to ensure that I put an ampersand and not the full word "and" between their names when I wrote this review. I guess the musical comedy duo want to exert the same sort of precision over their billing as they do over their lyrics. Each of their songs in their current show is so intricately and neatly constructed they could probably moonlight building rockets for NASA or Swiss wind-up watches.
Simon Munnery reprises his legendary, cult comedy creation, Alan Parker: Urban Warrior for a national tour, which may possibly also be Parker's farewell tour..
Following its successful premiere in the U.S., E4 has announced it will be bringing the new female caped crusader to UK screens after acquiring the much-anticipated WBTV series, Batwoman. Starring Ruby Rose (Orange is the New Black) as the DC Super Hero, the series will be coming to E4 in 2020 in a deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
The Comedy.co.uk Awards shortlist has been revealed. 430 new British comedy shows on TV and radio in 2019 have now been whittled down to a shortlist of just 60. As well as individual categories one of the 60 shortlisted titles will be crowned Comedy Of The Year. Fans can vote for their favourites at this link here.
Voting closes on Sunday 26th January 2020 at 11:59pm. The winners will be announced on Monday 27th January.
Comedy band The Horne Section has extended its biggest UK tour to date due to overwhelming demand for tickets after their latest show That’s How I Like My Tour enjoyed a sell-out run in 2019. The extension runs from 16th March to 15th July 2020, with two special shows at London’s iconic jazz venue Ronnie Scott’s on 27th and 28th April, marking the band’s ten year anniversary in the place where it all began.
Channel 4 has commissioned Chivalry, a six-part comedy drama from Baby Cow Productions. Written by and starring Sarah Solemani (Him and Her, Barry) and Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, Philomena) Chivalry skewers and satirises the complex state of contemporary sexual politics, while asking if romance can survive in the post #MeToo era.
Streaming Service NextUp has announced its next batch of releases. There are specials from Casual Violence, Ashley Hayden, Njambi McGrath, Lou Conran and Alexander Bennett.
The mega-success of the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special demonstrated that when a family sitcom touches a nerve it can get massive audiences and pretty healthy reviews too. So it's no surprise that TV wants to tap into that market on a regular basis.
The Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has announced its full programme. This year's festival runs from 12 – 29 March 2020. Sixty venues across Glasgow are taking part – the most ever in the festival’s history.
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