Radio 4 extends Alfie Moore's beat
Another series for cop-turned-comic
28/01/2020 … The BBC has commissioned a fifth series of Radio 4 series It’s A Fair Cop from policeman-turned-comic Alfie Moore.
2020 News
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Tue 28 January 2020
'A broadcasting giant who proved that the straight man could be the real star of comedy'
Tributes flood in for Nicholas Parsons
28/01/2020 … Tributes have been flooding in for Nicholas Parsons, who died in the early hours of this morning at the age of 96.
Nicholas Parsons dies at 96
The final whistle blows on an incredible career
28/01/2020 … Nicholas Parsons, who hosted Radio 4's Just a Minute since its inception in 1967, has died aged 96 after a short illness.
Comedy Central pulls cartoon that 'predicted' Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash
Eerie scene in Legends Of Chamberlain Heights
28/01/2020 … Comedy Central has pulled an episode of an animated sitcom which depicted Kobe Bryant dying in a helicopter crash.
Mon 27 January 2020
© marianasbits Best In Class choose their working-class heroes
Comics named for Edinburgh showcases
27/01/2020 … The comedians taking part in this year's Best In Class scheme to champion working-class voices in comedy have been announced.
Very Good Omens
Michael Sheen and David Tennant show named comedy of the year
27/01/2020 … Good Omens has been named comedy of the year for 2019.
Mean Girls to come to London
...as a new movie based on the musical is also announced
27/01/2020 … The stage musical version of Mean Girls is being turned back into a movie – as well as heading to London’s West End.
BBC says Gavin & Stacey is its biggest show 'since records began'
(if you take a particular definition of that term)
27/01/2020 … The BBC says the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special has attracted the biggest audience for any of its TV programmes outside of sporting and national…