A tight 5: November 2

JACK and Michael Whitehall are to perform a live version of their TV show backchat – with Michael McIntyre among the guests. TV presenter Holly Willoughby and TV Dragon Peter Jones will also join the father-and-son team for the show at the Wimbledon Theatre on November 20. The event will raise money for The Oak Centre for young cancer sufferers and blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan. Get tickets here.

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH is to make a second series of his Radio 4 show Lounge Music. The alter-ego of Graham Fellows will be inviting musicians Chris Difford, Clare Grogan, Nick Heywood and Mari Wilson into his second home for the new run, due to kick off on November 20.

THE BBC has set an air date for the 'definitive' Peter Cook documentary, featuring rare footage from the late comedian's archive. The programme – which Chortle first reported on in October last year – will air on BBC Four at 10pm on November 16.

THE finalists have been announced for the annual 'World Series' of new acts competing in the Beat The Frog challenge at Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club. The all-male line-up for Monday night's event is Mark Grimshaw, Matt Hutson, Tom Lawrinson, Gary Meikle, Chris Sullivan, Donal Vaughan, Simon Wozniak and Anthony Wright.

NETFLIX has set a UK release date for the latest incarnation of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. The new adaptation of Douglas Adams's comic novels, starring Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood, has already aired on BBC America in the States. All eight episodes will drop on the on-demand service here on December 11.

Published: 2 Nov 2016