Police Academy star Marion Ramsey dies at 73
Famous for playing squeaky-voiced Laverne Hooks
08/01/2021 … Marion Ramsey, who played squeaky-voiced Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy movies, has died at the age of 73.
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Fri 08 January 2021
BBC got 193 complaints over Goes Wrong Show's Nativity
Level of outrage over 'humour offensive to Christians' revealed
08/01/2021 … The BBC received 193 complaints that the Nativity edition of the Goes Wrong Show was ‘offensive to Christians’, it has been revealed.
Thu 07 January 2021
© Netflix Aziz Ansari's Master Of None to return
EXCLUSIVE: Season three to be shot in London
07/01/2021 … Aziz Ansari's Master Of None is to return for a third series, this time shot in London, Chortle can reveal.
Edinburgh Fringe pioneer Jim Haynes dies at 87
Co-founder of the Traverse Theatre and champion of the counter-culture
07/01/2021 … Jim Haynes, one of the founding fathers of the Edinburgh Fringe, has died in Paris at the age of 87.
Save our festivals, Rishi!
Live comedy industry urges government to insure major events
07/01/2021 … Key players in the comedy industry have called on the government to insure the biggest festivals for 2021 so planning can get under way.
We'll STILL be there for you
Friends tops poll of most rewatched Netflix shows
07/01/2021 … Friends is the TV show fans like to rewatch the most on Netflix, a new survey has found The US sitcom topped a poll compiled by BroadbandDeals.
Spamalot movie back on track
Eric Idle's project set to shoot this year
07/01/2021 … The planned film version of Monty Python's Spamalot is back on track, with a new studio and a director now on board.
Wed 06 January 2021
Pods' chosen ones...
Comics dominate favourite shows
06/01/2021 … James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Sara Pascoe and Adam Buxton have topped a poll of favourite podcasts from the website Pod Bible.