Aisling Bea joins RuPaul’s Drag Race
‘Bringing some comedy to the competition’
31/08/2022 … Aisling Bea is to join RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, the BBC has announced today.
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Wed 31 August 2022
© UKTV Photography exhibition to showcase UKTV publicity shots
Pop-up event in London next month
31/08/2022 … Publicity shots commissioned for UKTV channels are to go on display at a free photography exhibition in Central London.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story - the full trailer
Starring Daniel Radcliffe as the musical comedian
31/08/2022 … Here’s the full trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the American musical comedian.
Apple keeps Trying
Fourth series for Esther Smith and Rafe Spall comedy
31/08/2022 … Apple TV+ has renewed Esther Smith and Rafe Spall’s comedy Trying for a fourth series.
Tue 30 August 2022
© BBC Mrs Brown's Boys to return for a series in 2023
The first non-festive episodes in a decade
30/08/2022 … Mrs Brown’s Boys star Fiona O’Carroll has confirmed that the sitcom will return as a ‘mini-series’ of four episodes next year.
Just For Laughs launches VR comedy shows
New tie-up with Facebook owner Meta
30/08/2022 … A number of comedy shows are to be available in virtual reality, thanks to a new collaboration between the Just For Laughs festival and Facebook owner Meta.
© BBC Test your Still Game knowledge
Try our quiz as the sitcom turns 20 next week
30/08/2022 … Test your knowledge of Still Game – as the Scottish sitcom hits 20 next week, with the first episode airing on September 6, 2002, Our weekly multiple-choice…
Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
30/08/2022 … Trash Rich is a slow-burning show but builds to a vital and pressing topic largely overlooked in the overwhelmingly middle-class Fringe.