Father Ted's Pat Laffan dies
Actor played promiscuous milkman Pat Mustard
14/03/2019 … Pat Laffan, the actor who played smooth-talking milkman Pat Mustard in Father Ted, has died at the age of 79.
2019 News
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Thu 14 March 2019
Timewasters set for US remake
14/03/2019 … Timewasters is set for an American remake with rapper LL Cool J.
More acts added to Teenage Cancer Trust benefit
Including Scottish comic Susan McCabe
14/03/2019 … Seann Walsh and Susie McCabe have been added to the bill of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Katherine Parkinson's first play gets London debut
Developed under a controversial scheme
14/03/2019 … The first play written by IT Crowd star Katherine Parkinson is to receive its London premiere.
Will Smith turns stand-up
14/03/2019 … Will Smith has performed his first stand-up comedy gig – after getting some tips from Dave Chappelle.
Perth’s Fringe World poaches Edinburgh venue boss
Sharon Burgess to leave Assembly
14/03/2019 … A senior backstage figure at the Edinburgh Fringe is to move to Australia to run Perth’s Fringe World.
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Johnny tries to set up a Welsh camping business in C4 doc
14/03/2019 … Johnny Vegas is to attempt to set up his own unusual Welsh camping site for a new Channel 4 series called Llas Vegas.
Wed 13 March 2019
Former Jongleurs boss is in jail for fraud
Finance chief Marios Lourides was given ten years
13/03/2019 … Former Jongleurs boss Marios Lourides is behind bars following a conviction for fraud, Chortle can reveal The 54-year-old was sentenced to ten years at Isleworth…