© BBC/Merman Motherland up for an international Emmy
23/09/2021 … Motherland has been nominated for an international Emmy.
2021 News
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Thu 23 September 2021
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Newcastle named BBC's city of comedy
String of events planned for the North East
23/09/2021 … The BBC has announced that Newcastle-upon-Tyne will be its first ‘city of comedy’.
© Michael Wharley Phil Nichol and Daliso Chaponda star in their first pantos
As Dame Granny Hood and Wishee Washee respectively
23/09/2021 … Phil Nichol and Daliso Chaponda are to star in their first pantos this Christmas, Nichol will be playing the Dame, Granny Hood, in the production of…
Sex... with puppets
Comics star in new Netflix special about sexualuty
23/09/2021 … Katherine Ryan, London Hughes, Romesh Ranganathan and Mae Martin are taking part in a new Netflix puppet show… about sex.
© C4 Derry Girls to come to an end
Series 3 will be the last, C4 confirms
23/09/2021 … Derry Girls is to end after its upcoming series, Channel 4 has confirmed.
Wed 22 September 2021
© BBC Last Of The Summer Wine actor Robert Fyfe dies at 90
Known as henpecked Howard Sibshaw
22/09/2021 … Robert Fyfe, who played Howard Sibshaw in Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 90.
Smart cookie comics sign up for biscuit animation
Larry Dean, Erika Ehler, and Ed Night on writing team
22/09/2021 … Comedians Larry Dean, Erika Ehler, and Ed Night have joined the writing team for a new adult animation series about broken biscuits.
Al Murray goes to wars...
22/09/2021 … Al Murray is to host a new Sky History series about Britain’s military past.