2016 Archives
Wed 02 November 2016
Gadd almighty
Comic named second most important cultural figure in Scotland
02/11/2016 … Richard Gadd has been named the second most influential arts and cultural figure in Scotland.
Jack Whitehall, Peter Cook and John Shuttleworth
02/11/2016 … JACK and Michael Whitehall are to perform a live version of their TV show backchat – with Michael McIntyre among the guests.
Pun champ leads Midlands Comedy Award nominations
02/11/2016 … Black Country punsmith Masai Graham leads the shortlists for this year’s Midlands Comedy Awards, with four nominees.
Tue 01 November 2016
© UKTV Gold Revealed: Who's in Taskmaster series 4
...and there's more than one woman!
01/11/2016 … The comedians taking on ridiculous challenges in the next series of Taskmaster have been revealed.
ITV2 Fresh
Our guide to this week's comedy pilots
01/11/2016 … ITV2’s new Fresh series of comedy pilots featuring black and minority ethnic talent kicks off tonight.
Paul Merton to host Film 2016
Doc Brown presents an episode too
01/11/2016 … Paul Merton and Doc Brown are to present the BBC’s flagship movie programme Film 2016.
Parsnips, Buttered by Joe Lycett
01/11/2016 … It’s not the best-known phrase on which to base your book title, but Joe Lycett is clearly trying to disprove the aphorism ‘fine words butter no parsnips’…