A tight 5: September 4

A ROMAN fort on Hadrian's Wall is to become a comedy club for a night. Tony Law, Gordon Southern, John Henry Falle's Story Beast and organiser Ben Van Der Velde are to perform stand-up at the 2,000-year-old Chesters fort near Hexham, Northumberland, tomorrow, as part of a series of events at English Heritage sites. Tickets are available here.

THE FIRST series of Gary: Tank Commander, seasons four and five of of Still Game, and the sitcom from sketch trio Pappy's, Badults, have all been added to the UK Netflix offerings. Dreamland, the Australian comedy starring Kitty Flanagan and Celia Pacquola and formerly known as Utopia, has also been added, as previously reported by Chortle.

CHANNEL 5 is to air five hours of Friends on September 13 to mark the sitcom's 21st birthday. It is the first time in five years that the comedy has been on free-to-air TV since Comedy Central – Channel 5's sister station – bought the rights, previously held by E4, in 2010.

JO BRAND is to receive an honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University next Friday, in recognition of her comedy career and for speaking on mental health topics at the university.

JOSH PUGH, Thomas Rackham, Michael Dryburgh, Lucy Thompson, Jo D'Arcy and Jack Kirwan are to compete for the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2015, with the final at the Glee Club kicking off the festival on October 2.

Published: 4 Sep 2015