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...and he hosts a TV roast battle to raise money for research
23/10/2023 … Rhod Gilbert has made a documentary about his head and neck cancer – and will host a TV comedy roast to help raise money for research.
© ITV Comic to play Carla Barlow’s nephew in ITV soap
23/10/2023 … Jack Carroll has joined the cast of Coronation Street.
22/10/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,002 events Chortle currently has listed.
© ITV The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
22/10/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week…: Sunday October 22 JIMMY CARR: LIVE - EXTENDED & UNCUT: The comic's first-ever…
© Channel 4 Star of Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors
20/10/2023 … Haydn Gwynne, who starred in Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors has died at the age of 66 following a cancer diagnosis.
© Ryan Lash / TED 'I never thought I’d ever say “I’m going to Northern Ireland for gigs because it’s much safer'
20/10/2023 … Omid Djalili says he won’t let personal threats stop him from doing his gigs in Northern Ireland next week.
© UKTV Revealed: Which comedians are taking part in the trecherous drives
20/10/2023 … More comedians are to get behind the wheel for a second run of the revived World's Most Dangerous Roads series.
He contributed to every issue for 38 years
19/10/2023 … Private Eye cartoonist Tony Husband died yesterday at the age of 73, his son has announced.
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