Joe Pasquale to play Frank Spencer
As Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em becomes a stage play
05/09/2017 … Some Mothers Do 'Ave ‘Em is to be turned into a stage play – with Joe Pasquale playing Frank Spencer.
2017 Archives
Tue 05 September 2017
Plaque removal
Comedy club appeals for return of its joke sign
05/09/2017 … The joke blue plaque on the wall of Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy club has been nicked.
The Awkward Silence: The Bastard King
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Hen & Chickens, London
05/09/2017 … Something like a two-man Game of Thrones – but with a toad king in place of dragons – The Bastard King is an historical epic about various factions…
First picture of Susan Calman in Strictly Come Dancing
05/09/2017 … This is Susan Calman in her first official image from Strictly Come Dancing.
The bostin five
Meet the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent acts
05/09/2017 … The Birmingham Comedy Festival has revealed the five comedians who will compete for its annual Breaking Talent Award.
Rudy's Rare Records star Larrington Walker dies at 70
' ‘One of the best has gone' – Lenny Henry
05/09/2017 … Larrington Walker, the star of Lenny Henry’s sitcom Rudy’s Rare Records, has died at the age of 70.
Mon 04 September 2017
© BBC Another award for Car Share
Peter Kay triumphs at TV Choice awards
04/09/2017 … Peter Kay's Car Share has scooped another award.
Short Stuff from Fringe comedians
04/09/2017 … BBC Scotland has released short clips from ten stand-ups filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe.