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© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo New deal for his production company Touchscreen
03/12/2024 … Armando Iannucci’s production company has signed a ‘development partnership' with BBC Studios.
© BBC/Guy Levy Comic didn't want to 'ruin the magic' of how he learns to dance
03/12/2024 … Chris McCausland turned down the chance to make a documentary series about how he learned to dance despite being blind.
03/12/2024 … Taskmaster and Baby Reindeer were among the winners at the prestigious Rose d’Or international TV awards last night.
© PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay U&Gold's contest now in its 12th year
03/12/2024 … A joke about Keir Starmer getting lots of freebies from Lord Alli has been crowned the winner of the annual competition to find the best new Christmas cracker joke.
© Hugo Glendinning 02/12/2024 … The stage version of Fawlty Towers is to tour the UK for 10 months from next September.
But church denies being involved
02/12/2024 … A comedian who goes by the name Welsh Jesus has told how he had a show cancelled on religious grounds.
The best of the week's live comedy
01/12/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,258 events Chortle currently has listed.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
01/12/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday December 1 SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW: Chizzy Akudolu takes over as host of the returning…
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