Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) and Film4 have wrapped production on BAFTA-winning director Michael Winterbottom’s Greed. The film stars Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Steve Coogan (upcoming Stan & Ollie, Alan Partridge, Philomena), alongside Isla Fisher, BAFTA-winner David Mitchell with Sophie Cookson , Shirley Henderson, Asa Butterfield, Sarah Solemani, Shanina Shaik, Dinita Gohil, Asim Chaudhry, Pearl Mackie, Jonny Sweet, Ollie Locke and Stephen Fry. The satire is co-written by Winterbottom and two-time Emmy Awa
The Vault Festival has launched its programme for 2019 and it once again includes a self-contained Comedy Festival. This year's line-up includes works-in-progress from household favourites like James Acaster, Phil Wang and Desiree Burch and debut hours from up and coming acts such as Helen Bauer, Chloe Petts and Kayla Macquarie.
The recent live revival of Whose Line Is It Anyway? has been a welcome surprise. The classic improvisation show still gets plenty of airings on television but who would have thought it would have been such a hit onstage that after two West End runs it is now coming to the Royal Albert Hall in the run-up to Christmas.
It’s great that this new Vic and Bob series has had such fantastic reviews. Almost everyone has celebrated the fact that they are clearly having a lot of fun revisiting some of their old classic characters and catchphrases.
Jarlath Regan, the comedian best known for his podcast An Irishman Aboard, has launched a new podcast about modern masculinity, entitled Men Behaving Better.
BBC One has revealed their Christmas comedy, which includes a live edition of Not Going Out, a one-off starring Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry and a return for The Young Offenders. Transmission dates to be confirmed. More details below. BBC Two highlights here.
Turtle Canyon Media has just released a new five-part online comedy series, all linked together by a Baby Shower, called, erm, Baby Shower.
Danny DeVito, Romesh Ranganathan, Russell Howard and Harry Hill are among the guests in the new series of Friday Night Feast with Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty.
Over twelve weeks, and housed in their pop-up caff at the end of Southend Pier, the boys will be joined in the kitchen by a host of famous faces.
Roisin Conaty's GameFace & Hang Ups starring Stephen Mangan have both been nominated in the Best Comedy Drama category of C21's International Drama Awards.
And C4's Flowers has also been nominated in the Best Returning Comedy Drama category.
The awards are voted for by the world’s leading scripted commissioners and buyers.
The winners will be announced abetween 7.30pm and 8.30pm on November 28 as part of Content London 2018.
The winner of this year's Taskmaster has been revealed. I'm now going to waffle a bit now to avoid spoilers by ensuring that the name doesn't appear in any introductory text on any posts on social media. This is the same reason for using a generic, non-specific picture with this story. The competitors this year were James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, Kerry Godliman and Rhod Gilbert.
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