Eddie Izzard cast in Dan Brown TV series
Playing a museum boss in Da Vinci Code prequel Langdon
24/06/2020 … Eddie Izzard has been cast in a major American TV drama based on a Dan Brown novel.
Wed 24 June 2020
Netflix renews #blackAF
Second series for Kenya Barris comedy
24/06/2020 … Netflix has renewed #blackAF for a second season.
Jack Whitehall to star in sci-fi comedy movie
From Sacha Baron Cohen’s co-writer Ant Hines
24/06/2020 … Jack Whitehall is to star in a sci-fi comedy movie from Sacha Baron Cohen’s long-term collaborator Ant Hines.
Tue 23 June 2020
Scantastic Frank!
Academics make a 3D virtual model of Sidebottom's head
23/06/2020 … It’s not normally the sort of thing archaeologists concern themselves with – but academics in Liverpool have created an accurate, high-res, 3D model…
Seinfeld Lego! The perfect Festivus gift
Sitcom stars and set to be rendered in plastic brick
23/06/2020 … Seinfeld is to be released as an official Lego set.
Jeff Ross: 'I have never had a sexual relationship with a minor'
'Roastmaster General' comic strenuously denies allegations
23/06/2020 … American comedian Jeff Ross has strongly denied allegations that he had a relationship with an underage girl more than 20 years ago.
© BBC What was the name of the pub in Early Doors?
23/06/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
You can call bingo - but not tell jokes
Lockdown is eased, but not for theatres
23/06/2020 … Boris Johnson has given the green light for theatres to re-open, but not for stand-up comedy.