Rachel Parris writes a Pride & Prejudice sequel
Austen-inspired novel is comedian's first
13/03/2025 … Rachel Parris has written a sequel to Pride And Prejudice, imagining what happens to Charlotte Lucas after she marries the ‘odious’ Mr Collins.
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Thu 13 March 2025
Rob Brydon to go on a 'Honky Tonk Road Trip'
Comic to explore the roots of country music
13/03/2025 … He famously sang Islands In The Stream as Bryn in Gavin and Stacey – now Rob Brydon is to host a documentary about the origins of country music and its…
Wed 12 March 2025
© BBC Goodnight Sweetheart 'could become a play'
Writer Maurice Gran working on a theatre version
12/03/2025 … Goodnight Sweetheart co-creator Maurice Gran says he is working on a stage play based on the hit 1990s time-travel comedy.
First images from Deep Cover
Bryce Dallas-Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as improvisers who go undercover
12/03/2025 … Here are the first images from Deep Cover, the new comedy starring Jurassic World’s Bryce Dallas-Howard, as an aspiring comedian teaching improv classes…
Comics to vie to be ‘Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year’
New competiton launches at the festival
12/03/2025 … One stand-up will be able to call themselves the ‘Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year’ as a new competition launches at this year’s festival.
© BBC/Guy Levy Chris McCausland up for a Bafta
Strictly dance nominated for most memorable moment
12/03/2025 … Chris McCausland’s appearance on Strictly Comes Dancing has been nominated for the Memorable Moment Award at this year’s Baftas The comedian’s…
Tue 11 March 2025
Not Going Out Beyond Paradise
Sally Bretton's two shows mashed up for Comic Relief
11/03/2025 … Not Going Out and Beyond Paradise are to be mashed up for a Comic Relief Sketch.
Matt Forde becomes cancer charity ambassador
Following his own treatment for bone cancer
11/03/2025 … Matt Forde has become an ambassador for the Bone Cancer Research Trust It comes after the comedian and podcast was treated for chordoma, a form of primary…