Frankie Monroe to host a Radio 4 pub quiz
New show for Joe Kent-Walters' award-winning alter-ego
22/11/2024 … Joe Kent-Walters is recording a Radio 4 comedy show in the guise of his alter-ego Frankie Monroe.
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Fri 22 November 2024
Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains confirms its festive guests
Including Jo Brand, Jon Richardson and Loyiso Gola
22/11/2024 … The guests joining Rhod Gilbert for the first festive specials of his Comedy Central series Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains have been revealed.
© Matt Crockett Nick Mohammed’s Christmas Carol(ish) haunted by technical failure
Disappointment as gremlins derail opening night
22/11/2024 … Nick Mohammed’s festive tale A Christmas Carol(ish) has had a bumpy launch in the West End – with the official first night performance abandoned after…
© HBO James Acaster's Heckers Welcome gets a UK air date
Stand-up special comes to Sky Comedy next month
22/11/2024 … James Acaster's Hecklers Welcome special will air in the UK on December 10.
© CNN/Hat Trick America renews Have I Got News For You for a second series
Just as Donald Trump returns to the White House
22/11/2024 … The American version Have I Got News For You has been recommissioned for a second season.
Thu 21 November 2024
© BBC/Fulwell73/Tidy Productions First image from Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
As BBC reveals the plot summary
21/11/2024 … Here are the stars of Gavin & Stacey recreating their pose from the original series, 17 years on.
Fatiha El-Ghorri to star in Channel 4 prank show
Tapped Out moves from online to TV
21/11/2024 … Channel 4 is piloting a prank show with comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri following the success of an online series.
Omid Djalili backs new comedy talent hunt
Launched by Simon Cowell's video platform
21/11/2024 … Aspiring comedians could land a management contract under a new competition run by Simon Cowell’s streaming platform.