Alan Carr returns to Radio 2
25/04/2017 … Alan Carr is to return to Radio 2 this summer.
2017 Archives
Tue 25 April 2017
C4 orders builders' comedy
Dodgy duo Lee & Dean head for All4
25/04/2017 … Channel 4 is making a new comedy series about a pair of dodgy cockney builders,.
Trailer for Maria Bamford's next stand-up special
Old Dog out on Netflix on Tuesday
25/04/2017 … Netflix has released a trailer for Maria Bamford's new stand-up special.
Gonged Off...
Creator of the TV format dies at 80
25/04/2017 … The man who created the Gong Show has died at the age of 80 Australian TV executive Chris Bearde created the format as an NBC show in 1976 to showcase…
Mon 24 April 2017
A quick wit
Paul Tonkinson completes London marathon in under 3hrs
24/04/2017 … Paul Tonkinson is staking a claim to being the fastest comedian – ‘offstage at least’ – after completing the London Marathon in under three…
Upstream Comedy
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the 100 Club, London
24/04/2017 … This was the first show of what’s planned to be regular new alternative comedy night… though few in the audience seemed aware that weird is what they’d…
Picking the best naked body
Big Field takes on Naked Attraction
24/04/2017 … Surreal sketch series Big Field has raided Channel 4's Naked Attraction for its latest bizarre scene.
2.3m see Hospital People
The ratings are in for Tom Binns comedy
24/04/2017 … Tom Binns’ new sitcom Hospital People was seen by 2.