© BBC Studios/Alan Peebles Mrs Brown's Boys won't go to Russia – as they wanted to axe Rory
19/12/2017 … Brendan O’Carroll says he turned down a Russian remake of Mrs Brown’s Boys, because they wanted to cut out gay character Rory.
19/12/2017 … Fifteen new acts – plus a headliner – over a three-and-a-half hour gig might sound more like a demanding endurance test than a fun night out.
© BBC/King Bert Productions David Walliams on Grandpa’s Great Escape
19/12/2017 … A TV adaptation of David Walliams’ children’s book Grandpa’s Great Escape will be coming BBC One on New Year’s Day.
© BBC 19/12/2017 … Just over a million viewers watched The League Of Gentlemen return to TV after a 15-year absence last night.
Circuit acts name their 2017 favourites
19/12/2017 … Ian Stone has been named this year’s Comics’ Comic.
Final at Leicester Square Theatre tonight.
18/12/2017 … Mohamed Omar has been crowned this year's Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year.
Three shows all dropped, say US reports
18/12/2017 … Amazon has reportedly decided not not to pick up any of the three comedies it piloted last month.
18/12/2017 … Everyone knows that the NHS is struggling financially.
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