Classic comedies on the 'at risk' list
Race to preserve Python precursors
29/11/2016 … Monty Python forerunners Do Not Adjust Your Set and At Last The 1948 Show are at risk of being lost forever.
2016 News
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Tue 29 November 2016
Putting his money where his mouth is...
Eddie Izzard spent £36k on EU referendum campaign
29/11/2016 … Eddie Izzard was officially registered as a Remain campaigner in the EU – and spent more than £36,000 of his own money on the cause.
'Making the ordinary look beautiful'
Comedy shows win RTS craft awards
29/11/2016 … People Just Do Nothing, Murder In Successville and Flowers were among the winners at the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards last night.
Russell Howard signs major Sky deal
14-part entertainment show for 2017
29/11/2016 … Russell Howard has signed a two-year deal to write and star in a new entertainment series for Sky 1.
© Angela George/CC BY-SA 3.0 Penn & Teller announce UK dates
First British gigs in three years
29/11/2016 … Comedy magicians Penn and Teller have announced a run of UK dates.
Mon 28 November 2016
Will Joe Pasquale play Frank Spencer?
28/11/2016 … JOE PASQUALE will reportedly play Frank Spencer in a stage version Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em.
Britain gets a new improv comedy venue
100-seater dedicated to the genre
28/11/2016 … Britain is to get a second venue dedicated to improvised comedy.
Another Python reunion
(Kinda, as Sanjeev Bhaskar joins Palin and Gilliam)
28/11/2016 … Monty Python members Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin are to reunite to talk about their work together – and play out some classic British gameshows.