A tight 5: September 12

James Corden won't be giving up A League of Their Own when he takes up his new job as a US talk-show host. The comedian was recently announced as the replacement for Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show, but a spokesman for Sky said: 'James is already committed to the next three series of A League Of Their Own and he's looking forward to his ongoing participation in the programme.'

THE BBC is launching a new hunt for comedy writers in Northern Ireland. Craic Off, which opens for entries on Monday, is looking for scripts of 15 to 30 minutes plus a one-page outline of how the idea could be developed into a series – although they stress they are not looking for sketch shows. The winner will get a £1,000 pilot script commission. Details.

THE doctor who was performing a procedure on Joan Rivers before she went into cardiac arrest has stepped down. Dr. Lawrence B. Cohen, the medical director at Yorkville Endoscopy is no active at the clinic, reports New York's WABC Eyewitness News.

SKY have promoted Morwenna Gordon to comedy development executive, boosting the broadcaster's comedy team. She was formerly executive producer of digital entertainment, working on projects such as the Game of Thrones fan show Thronecast.

COMEDIAN Brendan Riley is launching a new club in Liverpool this weekend. The stand-up, who also runs the Southport Comedy Festival, will be running The Liverpool Comedy Cellar at the Magnet Club in the New Hope Quarter every Saturday night.

Published: 12 Sep 2014