Comics to record Beatrix Potter stories
06/08/2020 … Comics Aisling Bea, James Acaster, Robert Webb, Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Gemma Whelan have joined the star-studded cast of a new audiobook of Beatrix Potter’s…
2020 Archives
Thu 06 August 2020
Michael Palin to reflect on his travels
06/08/2020 … Michael Palin is to reflect on his landmark travel series, in a new four-part documentary The new BBC show, Michael Palin’s Travels, will revisit his experiences…
How Doc Brown was ALMOST in Star Wars
Comic got down the last two for Lando Calrissian role
06/08/2020 … Ben Bailey Smith – better known on the stand-up circuit as Doc Brown – has revealed how he almost landed a major part in the Star Wars franchise,…
Squeamish About...
06/08/2020 … In one of the few TV programmes that can be made in isolation, Matt Berry provides his peculiarly stressed voiceover to a patchwork of unrelated archive clips.
Daniel Sloss's stand-up special returns to cinemas
X to air on three Vue screens next week
06/08/2020 … Daniel Sloss's stand-up special X is to be screened in cinemas again next week.
© UKTV America dumps Taskmaster after just one episode
UK original attracts poor ratings for The CW network
06/08/2020 … It has been successfully sold around the world – but an American broadcaster has pulled its run of Taskmaster from the schedules after just a single episode.
Wed 05 August 2020
Mark Watson writes his first movie
Set to be directed by Toni Collette
05/08/2020 … Mark Watson has written his first feature film, to be directed by Sixth Sense star Toni Collette.
Donald Trump interviews Donald Trump
As if the President needed any help looking dumb....
05/08/2020 … Justin Brown has won the internet.