Meerra Syal joins Annie
Following in Miranda Hart's footsteps
20/10/2017 … Meeral Syal is taking over as the big-name star of Annie in the West End.
2017 News
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Rock solid ticket sales for Granite City comedy festival
19/10/2017 … Organisers of the Aberdeen Comedy Festival are celebrating after seeing audiences increase more than 30 per cent.
Eddie Izzard plays the cad
...as he's cast in a new Australian movie
19/10/2017 … Eddie Izzard is to star in a new Australian film about a woman left devastated after the end of a whirlwind romance with a British film star.
Just For Laughs founder quits as allegations swirl
Gilbert Rozon says sorry 'to all those who have been offended in my life'
19/10/2017 … Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, has stood down from the organisation he led to be a global comedy brand in the wake of abuse…
© UKTV Gold How to get your ideas on TV
Taskmaster's Alex Horne heads masterclass
19/10/2017 … Alex Horne and the other creators of Taskmaster are hosting a masterclass in how to get ideas onto TV.
BBC stays Mum
Comedy gets a third series before second has even aired
19/10/2017 … BBC Two has ordered a third series of its sitcom Mum, before the second has even aired.
And another children's book from David Walliams
19/10/2017 … David Walliams has announced his fifth picture book with illustrator Tony Ross.
© BBC / Alan Peebles Two Doors Down gets a Christmas special
...as Kieran Hodgson joins the cast
19/10/2017 … BBC Two has ordered a Christmas special for Two Doors Down.