BBC buys Ben Miller and Sally Phillips comedy Austin
Australian series also stars Love On The Spectrum's Michael Theo
10/07/2024 … The BBC has acquired Austin, a ‘big-hearted’ Australian comedy series starring Ben Miller and Sally Phillips.
2024 Archives
Wed 10 July 2024
© Paul Gilbey Ed Gamble and James Acaster announce Off Menu gigs at the London Palladium
10/07/2024 … Ed Gamble and James Acaster’s Off Menu podcast is to play two nights at the London Palladium next year.
Alison Spittle gets even...
Comedian to settle old scores in new Radio 4 series
10/07/2024 … Alison Spittle is to settle some old scores in a new Radio 4 series.
© Netflix Joe Rogan to release his first special in six years
Burn The Boats to stream live on Netflix
10/07/2024 … Joe Rogan is to release his first stand-up special in six years, contentiously titled Burn The Boats.
Will Mellor and Ralf Little try to be better men
10/07/2024 … Pals Will Mellor and Ralf Little are reuniting on TV, almost 20 years after co-starring in Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps.
Police slam ITV comedy Piglets as 'disgusting'
Officers demand the 'offensive' title be changed
10/07/2024 … Police officers are demanding ITV change the name of its new comedy about trainee cops – saying the title Piglets is ‘disgusting’ and ‘offensive’.
Tue 09 July 2024
Is this exploiting comedians?
Hotel seeks 'banter butler' to entertain in exchange for accommodation
09/07/2024 … Hotel chain Marriott has been slammed for ‘massively undermining’ the value of comedians after asking them to perform gigs in exchange for accommodation…
© BBC I'm definitely Bob Mortimer... would I lie to you?
Comic's image used in Tinder catfishing scam
09/07/2024 … Bob Mortimer has got inadvertently caught up in an dating app catfishing scam.