Pilgrimage for Dom Joly and Pauline McLynn
Comedy stars walk to Istanbul for BBC Two series
25/02/2020 … Dom Joly and Father Ted star Pauline McLynn are to join BBC Twos next Pilgrimage.
Tue 25 February 2020
Mon 24 February 2020
Jethro announces his retirement
Comic to 'hang up his mic' after 50 years in the business
24/02/2020 … Veteran Cornish comedian Jethro has announced his retirement at the age of 72.
Jason Manford announces 99-date tour
Like Me to hit the road in 2021
24/02/2020 … Jason Manford has announced a mammoth new tour, comprising 99 UK and Ireland dates in 2021.
© C4 This Way Up gets a second series
Aisling Bea's comedy to return, Sharon Horgan reveals
24/02/2020 … Aisling Bea is to make a second series of her acclaimed comedy This Way Up – and has joined the cast of the Home Alone reboot, Chortle can reveal.
The Scotts gets a full series
BBC Scotland wants more of Robert Florence and Iain Connell's comedy
24/02/2020 … BBC Scotland has ordered a full series of its sitcom The Scotts, from Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell.
BBC Scotland orders another Billy Connolly documentary
Career retrospective and 'social history'
24/02/2020 … Billy Connolly has made another series about his career and how it links to his native Scotland.
Serious role for Anna Crilly
Comic cast in 'poignant' London play
24/02/2020 … Anna Crilly has been cast in a London play about adoption and family secrets.
Peter Kay announces new dates
...of his Dance For Life charity party nights
24/02/2020 … Peter Kay is to return to the stage three years after cancelling his tour over his ‘unforeseen family circumstances’.