Who's on the 2024 season of Live At The Apollo?
26/11/2024 … The line-up has been announced for the next series of Live At The Apollo – the 19th run of BBC Two's stand-up showcase.
2024 Archives
Tue 26 November 2024
© BBC Documentary goes inside Inside No 9
...and details of Philomena Cunk's latest special revealed
26/11/2024 … The BBC is to say farewell to Inside No 9 with an hour-long documentary telling the story of the inventive anthology series.
Mon 25 November 2024
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Terry Jones statue appeal hits £100k
Fundraisers close to their target
25/11/2024 … A campaign to erect a bronze statue of Terry Jones, on the promenade in his hometown in Colwyn Bay, has now surpassed £100,000 in fundraising.
© Pip/Michael Muller Jamie Bell joins Richard Gadd in Half Man
New project from Baby Reindeer creator
25/11/2024 … Billy Elliot and Rocketman star Jamie Bell has joined the cast of Richard Gadd’s latest project, Half Man.
You’re bard! A history of censorship
...Or why the jokes in Shakespeare are shit, by Becky Fury
25/11/2024 … Don’t like cancel culture? Be grateful you didn’t live in Britain in the 17th Century when the Puritan-led Parliament cancelled culture entirely.
Alex Horne reveals new Taskmaster wish list
Big name comics he's still holding out for
25/11/2024 … Alex Horne has revealed a new wish list of comedians he’d like to be on Taskmaster.
Derren Brown to appear in The Simpsons
'Probably one of the largest guest starring roles we’ve ever had'
25/11/2024 … Derren Brown is to guest star in The Simpsons, playing a major role in the long-running show’s first ever double-length Christmas episode.
© Ray Burmiston London dates for Ricky Gervais
...and Jason Manford adds 89 new dates to his tour
25/11/2024 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first London dates for his new stand-up show Mortality.