Wed 25 October 2017
Little Me: My Life From A-Z by Matt Lucas
25/10/2017 … There are two men who don’t feature quite as prominently as you might expect in Matt Lucas’s autobiography, though their presence is frequently felt.
Netflix buys Ricky Gervais's Humanity special
Biggest deal yet for a UK stand-up
25/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais's stand-up special Humanity is to be released on Netflix.
How did Cardiff end up in Curb Your Enthusiasm?
Fans baffled by bizarre cutaway shot
25/10/2017 … Curb Your Enthusiasm always attracts the best guest stars.
© BBC/Avalon/Matt Frost Work starts on Not Going Out series 9
Episodes to be filmed from next month
25/10/2017 … Lee Mack is to start recording the ninth season of his BBC One sitcom Not Going Out from next month.
Ricky Gervais pulls a muscle gurning
...on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
25/10/2017 … Ricky Gervais strained so much making a funny face on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night that he pulled a muscle in his neck.
© UKTV My irascible character goes beyond Victor Meldrew
Simon Callow on the return of The Rebel
25/10/2017 … As The Rebel returns to Gold, the sitcom’s star Simon Callow what makes his character – and himself – so angry and passionate.
© UKTV 'Three is the ideal number for comedy'
The Rebel creator Andrew Birch on writing his sitcom
25/10/2017 … Next month The Rebel, Gold’s sitcom starring Simon Callow as the irascible Henry, kicking out against convention in his old age, returns to TV screens.