Channel 4 pulls IT Crowd episode over transphobia
...and writer Graham Linehan is furious
09/10/2020 … Graham Linehan has reacted angrily after Channel 4 removed an episode of the IT Crowd that has been widely condemned as transphobic.
2020 Archives
Fri 09 October 2020
Virtual gigs for Dear Joan and Jericha duo
Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine to appear in character
09/10/2020 … Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine are to perform live as their Dear Joan and Jericha alter-egos for the first time.
Second series for The Amelia Gething Complex
BBC's teen sketch show to return in 2021
09/10/2020 … The BBC has ordered a second series of its teen-orientated sketch show The Amelia Gething Complex.
How the Comic Strip changed Nicholas Parsons
'He was funnier after Mr Jolly'
09/10/2020 … Nicholas Parsons became a changed man after he took part in the anarchic Comic Strip film Mr Jolly Lives Next Door his co-star Adrian Edmondson said.
Truth Seekers: New preview clips
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s forthcoming show
09/10/2020 … Amazon Prime has released two more preview clips from Truth Seekers, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s new horror comedy series.
Thu 08 October 2020
If Trump was in Hamilton
08/10/2020 … The smash hit musical Hamilton has brought the story of one of America's founding fathers to a huge audience.
© Al Murray / Twitter Charity award for Al Murray
Praise for his work seeking bone stem cell donors
08/10/2020 … Al Murray has won a major charity award for his work encouraging people to register as blood stem cell donors.
Katherine Ryan announces new tour, Missus
About how she rediscovered love with her childhood sweetheart
08/10/2020 … Katherine Ryan has announced a new stand-up tour, with dates spreading to May 2022.