Lightning sees the traditional quiz show collide with gameshow, in a fast-paced and frantic format designed to leave contestants’ nerves in tatters.
Six challengers battle it out across six adrenaline-pumping rounds while a ruthless spotlight patrols the studio eliminating contestants.
Feeling romantic? Watch this short film Hearts for Valentine's Day starring loads of brilliant comedians including Matt Green (pictured, who also wrote it), Jess Robinson, Ninia Benjamin, Marek Larwood and Lynn Ruth Miller.
Dawn French is to star in The Tail of the Curious Mouse, a Christmas film for Sky One inspired by the true story of when a young Roald Dahl met his hero, Beatrix Potter. With Beatrix (Dawn French) coming to the end of her career and Roald aged only six and having recently lost his father and sister, this meeting of two literary legends was to have an enormous impact on the lives of both writers.
Simon Amstell, Rich Hall, Kerry Godliman, Jayde Adams, Olga Koch, Shazia Mirza and Flo & Joan are some of the comedy acts who have been confirmd for Latitude 2020.
They join the already-announced comedy headliner Bill Bailey. Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder of podcast Older And Wider are also announced today.
Other major acts include Haim, The Chemical Brothers, Liam Gallagher and Snow Patrol.
BBC Three has ordered a second series of Ladhood, the coming-of-age comedy from the BAFTA nominated writer, actor and comedian, Liam Williams.
Adapted from his original BBC Radio 4 series, Ladhood straddles two timelines as Liam explores the roots of modern-day masculinity, by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence in the Leeds suburb of Garforth during the early noughties.
Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year is back for a second year with heats taking place in London, Edinburgh & Manchester in March/April and the semi/finals in London in May.
Top Prize is £250 cash, a trophy, a headline spot at Comedy Bloomers and a comedy coaching session with Suzi Ruffell.
Funny Fortnight will feature talent including Tom Allen, Charlie Brooker, Daliso Chaponda, Sophie Duker, Rhys James, Russell Kan
BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds tells the story of pioneering 20th century artist, poet, champion boxer and nephew of Oscar Wilde, Arthur Cravan. The documentary, entitled The Escape Artist, is presented by Ross Sutherland.
Cravan's anarchic art heralded Dada , surrealism, punk rock and awkward comedy. The series touches upon ideas around male masculinity, mental health & more.
A Lancashire theatre company is to stage the life story of George Formby, one of the county’s most famous comedy sons in a new play this month.
Chorley Theatre originally opened as a cinema in 1910 and showed the early films by George Formby on their first release back in the 1930s. Now 90 years on the theatre company that run the venue is bringing George to life on stage in a brand-new production
Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards are among the stars of a new RSC production of Shakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors.
The production, to be directed by Phillip Breen, will run in Stratford-upon-Avon from Saturday 25 April – Saturday 3 October 2020.
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