Off the hook
No action against comic who called Turkish president a goat-shagger
04/10/2016 … German prosecutors have dropped their case against a comedian accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Tue 04 October 2016
Women scoop ALL these comedy writing awards
04/10/2016 … WOMEN have cleaned up in a talent hunt for exciting new comedy writers, scooping all four awards.
Matt Richardson gets spooky
Hosting new 'haunted house' show with Christine Lampard
04/10/2016 … Matt Richardson is to present a Halloween TV series in which celebrities check into a supposedly haunted hotel.
© Ewen Roberts/Creative Commons Jessica Hynes creates female superhero
But no broadcaster is signed up
04/10/2016 … Jessica Hynes has written a TV show about a female superhero.
Mon 03 October 2016
American TV brings back the Gong Show
With Will Arnett as executive producer
03/10/2016 … American broadcaster ABC is bringing back The Gong Show.
If you only learn one thing...
Mat Ricardo takes a tip from a great
03/10/2016 … When I was in my late teens, in the equally late 1980s, a performer for perhaps only a matter of weeks, I went to a juggling convention.
© BBC 'I cannot hide the facts'
Victoria Wood's brother defends controversial biography
03/10/2016 … Two rival biographies of Victoria Wood are being planned – threatening to cause a family rift.