Juliet Stevenson to play Sara Pascoe's mum
Cariad Lloyd also cast in fellow comic's BBC sitcom
04/03/2020 … Juliet Stevenson is to play Sara Pascoe's mother in the comic's BBC Two sitcom, Chortle can reveal.
2020 Archives
Wed 04 March 2020
Who has been nominated in the 2020 Chortle Awards?
04/03/2020 … Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew, and Catherine Cohen are all double nominees in this year’s Chortle Awards.
Nick Helm makes his feature film debut
Opposite Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat in a movie about a girl band
04/03/2020 … Nick Helm is to star in his first feature film, alongside Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat.
Susan Calman takes over Jane McDonald's travel shows
Channel 5 signs Strictly comedian
04/03/2020 … Susan Calman is the new Jane McDonald.
Spitting Image IS coming back
Streaming service BritBox orders two new series
04/03/2020 … Spitting Image is to return to screens after 25 years.
Tue 03 March 2020
Stewart Lee just listed flavours of crisps – it was so funny
Laura Lexx on her most memorable gigs
03/03/2020 … Laura Lexx, who is currently on tour with her stand-up show Knee Jerk, recalls her five most memorable gigs.
© Matt Humphrey Now Phoebe Waller-Bridge is up for an Olivier
03/03/2020 … Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dominance of the awards season has become so complete that she has just been nominated for her fourth and fifth major gong today alone.
© BBC TV festival to celebrate comedy shows
Dave Allen, Ricky Gervais, The Goodies and more
03/03/2020 … Dave Allen, The Goodies and Ricky Gervais are to be celebrated at this year’s BFI and Radio Times TV Festival.