Teen admits assaulting Jack Carroll
Then gloated: 'He deserves it'
17/02/2017 … A teenager pushed disabled comedian Jack Carroll to the floor after having a picture taken with him, then gloated: ‘He deserved it.
Fri 17 February 2017
'We are closing the portal for good'
Sky's Yonderland won't be returning
17/02/2017 … Sky1’s comedy fantasy series Yonderland will not be returning, it has been announced.
Craig Charles joins The Gadget Show
17/02/2017 … Craig Charles is to be the new host of Channel 5’s The Gadget Show.
She did not spend time at the Nipple Convalescent Home
17/02/2017 … • Bill Oddie almost killed himself on the set of The Real Hotel of Marigold - after accidentally drinking turps.
C4 appoints new comedy commissioner
Jack Bayles produced Catastrophe
17/02/2017 … Channel 4 has announced that Catastrophe producer Jack Bayles will be its new commissioning editor for comedy.
Brian Pern to be killed off
Bowing out with one final tribute show
17/02/2017 … Simon Day is killing off his legendary prog rocker Brian Pern.
Ricky Gervais announces new stand-up dates
17/02/2017 … Ricky Gervais has announced a new batch of dates for Humanity, his first stand-up tour in seven years.