Tom Ward fronts a 'charity shop Taskmaster'
New series for Channel 4's digital channels
22/12/2022 … Tom Ward is making a new Channel 4 series drawing on his past working in a charity show.
2022 News
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Thu 22 December 2022
Robin Ince joins Chortle Comedy Book Festival
With Richard Herring, Geoff Norcott, Count Binface and more
22/12/2022 … Robin Ince has joined the line-up of next month’s Chortle Comedy Book Festival.
Wed 21 December 2022
© C4 Joe Lycett responds to 'hypocrisy' claims over Qatar gigs
'I don't have the spotless morality of, say, The Sun'
21/12/2022 … Joe Lycett had admitted he hasn’t got ‘spotless morality’ after being accused of hypocrisy for playing gigs in Qatar.
Longlists announced for the next Comedy Women in Print Prize
For both published and unpublished novels
21/12/2022 … The longlisted novels for the next Comedy Women in Print Prize have been revealed today.
Tue 20 December 2022
Rhod Gilbert postpones tour dates
20/12/2022 … Rhod Gilbert has postponed his live shows next month, despite responding well to his cancer treatment.
© Johan Persson Paul Whitehouse returns to Only Fools And Horses musical
20/12/2022 … Paul Whitehouse is to return to the cast of the Only Fools and Horses musical next year.
Mon 19 December 2022
Peter Kay takes the roof off The O2
Award made from its canvas as he starts his London residency
19/12/2022 … Bosses at The O2 have given Peter Kay an award to mark his record-breaking run at the London arena.
Larry Dean to release his first stand-up special
Fandan out as a digital download next year
19/12/2022 … Larry Dean is to release his first stand-up special, Fandan, next year.