A tight 5: June 24

Paul Sinha is to make his pantomime debut. The comedian and ITV Chaser is to play Abanazar in Aladdin at the Grand Opera House in York from from December 9.

RED DWARF is to return to Dave in September, it has been announced. Series XI will comprise six episodes, including one in which the crew find themselves in an alernative America where modern technology is outlawed, making both Kryten and Rimmer illegal. More details.

THE finalists been announced for the Old Comedian Of The Year competition run by Leicester Square Theatre. Battling it out for the title at the Central London venue on July 3 will be Boyce Bailey, Claire Parker, Georgia Thorp, Kelly Kingham, Magnus Turner MP, Pam Ford, John Pendal and Jasper Cromwe.

FORMER Peep Show producer Hannah Mackay, who has also been script editor on Fresh Meat and Toast of London, has been appointed 'head of scripted' at production company Objective Fiction to develop new shows.

AMY POEHLER is to produce a new sitcom for American network NBC. The Parks & Recreation star's production company Paper Kite Productions has landed a pilot for The Baby, which will star American Pie's Seann William Scott as the youngest male in an all-female organised crime family.

Published: 24 Jun 2016