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© Stuart Hogben 29/09/2016 … JOSH WIDDICOMBE is to be one of the contestants in the revived Crystal Maze when Stephen Merchant hosts the one-off special for Channel 4’s Stand Up For Cancer…
29/09/2016 … John Bishop has announced an arena tour for autumn 2017.
© Marc Turner New show announced for Glasgow
29/09/2016 … Still Game is to return to the stage for another live show.
With Matthew Holness, Ross Noble and more
28/09/2016 … Garth Merenghi creator Matthew Holness is returning to TV with a new horror-comedy short.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Matt Squire Audiences slumped for groundbreaking trans comedy
28/09/2016 … Boy Meets Girl, the first British comedy to feature a transgender star, has been axed.
28/09/2016 … THE campaign to erect a statue of Victoria Wood in her home town of Bury has reached its £20,000 target – but the comedian's brother Chris Foote Wood is now…
Forgotten at home...but still famous in Europe
28/09/2016 … A tribute has been unveiled in Cleethorpes to a variety hall comedian who remains a star across much of Europe nearly 50 years after his death.
© Jelly Legs 2008 Ricky Tomlinson and star's brother pay tribute
28/09/2016 … Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson said he was glad he didn't know about Caroline Aherne's cancer, as it would have been 'too painful' to work with her.
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