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I've had to confront the awkward reality that, in the midst of quite a lot of chaos, the days when I've often been happiest ...
Britain’s military forces are being taught stand-up comedy and improv. Serving personnel and veterans are taking part in the 12-week scheme in Plymouth, designed to ‘build confidence, develop new ...
Seth MacFarlane's Ted is to become an animated TV series. The Family Guy creator will sign voice the foul-mouthed teddy bear, as well as acting as one of the executive producers. Its cast also ...
The Aberdeen Comedy Festival is returning for the first time in three years. It will comprise 32 events over two weeks with show from the likes of Bridget Christie, Deirdre O'Kane and Rory Bremner ...
Radio 4’s QI spin-off The Museum Of Curiosity has been cancelled after 17 years. Creator and host John Lloyd said it was a ‘real shame’ that the BBC pulled the plug on the show after 106 episode. In ...
A Radio 4 listener complained that an Alexei Sayle routine that included a joke about Rod Hull and Emu being members of the Nazi SS was not historically accurate. The BBC’s editorial complaints unit ...
The final chapter of the political satire will be playing the West End from January 29 to April 25 next year. I’m Sorry, ...
Dara Ó Briain will host this year’s international Rose d’Or TV awards it has been announced. The ceremony, organised by the European Broadcasting Union, will take place on Monday December1 at King’s ...
Frank Skinner won a ‘legend’ accolade for services to funny audio at a new podcast award last night. The comic took the Lobes Legend gong at the Golden Lobes, for his work on his acclaimed Absolute ...
Here's the trailer for Apple TV+'s new sports comedy series Stick starring Owen Wilso as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer. After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his ...
It’s a strange quirk of scheduling that U&Dave’s Silence Is Golden follows so closely on the heels of Prime Video’s Last One ...