Station orders three stand-up specials with a focus on working-class upbringings
Tom Mayhew, Jacob Hawley and George Fouracres are the latest comics to land stand-up specials for Radio 4 – all making reference to their working-class roots.
Tom Mayhew is recording his show, Benefit Scum, next week. It’s an autobiographical half-hour about growing up working-class and his time on benefits.
The BBC says: ‘[It] takes a wry, sideways look at the prejudices that people have towards benefits claimants and turns those assumptions on their head.’
It has been adapted from his an audio adaptation of Mayhew s acclaimed 2019 Edinburgh show I, Tom Mayhew.
Now she ll be 61 when she performs Sixty! (FFS!)
Jenny Eclair has become the latest comedian to cancel her spring tour dates, moving them to autumn at the earliest.
Her tour of Sixty! (FFS!) to mark her turning that milestone year had been due to start on March 4, but will now kick off at Leicester’s Y Theatre on September 2.
She said: ‘I’m so sorry to be mucking you around again, but we can’t tour this show until it’s safe for you, the audience. So get those jabs ASAP folks and keep safe, because I can’t wait to see you.’
In the comedy.co.uk awards
Ricky Gervais’s After Life has been named comedy of the year in the annual Comedy.co.uk awards.
The Netflix series was also named best returning TV sitcom, following a public vote for the winner.
Gervais said: ‘Lovely award. Best Returning TV Sitcom for After Life. Thank you to Comedy.co.uk and everyone who voted.
‘I know what you’re thinking. Rick, that’s a bit specific though, ‘Best Returning TV Sitcom’. You know? Is there a category that takes in all comedy? Yeah, there is. I won that too. Comedy Of The Year. You do the math… s.