Broadcasters clear schedules for Dodd tributes
Shows on BBC One, ITV and Channel 5
12/03/2018 … Broadcasters have cleared slots in their schedules to pay tribute to Sir Ken Dodd tonight.
2018 Archives
Mon 12 March 2018
'We weren’t as sensitive about other people’s feelings back then...'
Idris Elba and Bill Bailey on their new 1980s-set Sky comedy In The Long Run
12/03/2018 … Idris Elba, creator and star How did In the Long Run come about? It came from a 20-minute short that I did for Sky called King For A Term.
Shane Richie joins The Taylors
New comedy from Two Doors Down creator
12/03/2018 … The cast has been announced for new BBC sitcom The Taylors, with Shane Richie taking the lead role.
'Comedy for him was never a weapon; it was always a tonic'
Entertainment writer Graham McCann pays tribute to Ken Dodd
12/03/2018 … Today was the first time in my life that Ken Dodd made me cry instead of smile.
Frank Skinner to play Johnny Cash
12/03/2018 … Frank Skinner is to play Johnny Cash in another of Sky Arts’s Urban Myths shorts.
© London Borough of Waltham Forest Soho Theatre's plans for a 1,000 seat venue move ahead
Historic cinema bought for £2.6million
12/03/2018 … The Soho Theatre’s ambitions to open another outpost in London have moved a step closer.
© C4 Royal wedding special for The Windsors
Channel 4 comedy returns for a one-off
12/03/2018 … Channel 4 royal comedy The Windsors is to return for a special edition to mark Harry and Meghan’s marriage.
Do some crafty learning...
Comedy seminar announces line-up
12/03/2018 … The line-up has been revealed for this year’s two-day Craft of Comedy seminar.