A tight 5: February 21

SKY1 has confirmed a transmission date for Carters Get Rich, its family sitcom about a boy who becomes an internet millionaire that Chortle first reported on last summer. Starring James Van Der Beek from Dawson’s Creek (pictured) alongside the likes of Kerry Godliman, Rhashan Stone and John Finnemore, the show will air from Friday March 31 at 8pm.

EDDIE IZZARD has announced a new batch of his 333 shows – where he performs his Force Majeure stand-up show three times in three hours in three languages (English French and German). He first performed the treble in , Normandy on June 6, 2014 for the 70th anniversary of D-Day and will next month visit Belfast, London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Salford.Dates.

FRIENDSFEST, the touring exhibition of sets and other displays from the sitcom, is to hit the road again this summer. It will visit Hillsborough Park in  Sheffield from July 7 to 16;  Bute Park in Cardiff  from July 21 to 30; Heaton Park in Manchester from August 4 to 13; Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire from August 18 to 27; Hylands House in Essex  from September 1 to 10 and Clissold Park in London from September 15 to 24. Tickets cost £26, and will be available from Comedy Central.

EDINBURGH’S Assembly Rooms is to host live shows again during this year’s Fringe as its experiment to offer a ‘digital festival’ has been ditched after one year.

TAPE FACE has announced his first US tour. The British-based mime act will be performing 14 dates in 13 states, kicking off at the Roxy in Los Angeles on May 10, following his success on America’s Got Talent last year. He said: ‘'I am beyond excited to be doing this tour of the USA. I am genuinely speechless.’

Published: 21 Feb 2017